It’s the first time New York will be fully reopened in more than a year. The first closure began in March 2020 when the city became the epicenter of the coronavirus in the United States, in turn the global epicenter of the pandemic.
They will open at full capacity from restaurants, gyms, shops, hairdressers to stadiums. Smaller theaters could reopen during the summer and Broadway is on track to open in September. The schools will be “in full force” again in the fall.
New York had 923,953 coronavirus cases and 32,461 virus-related deaths as of Wednesday, according to CNBC.
Also until Wednesday, more than 6 million doses of vaccines were administered against coronavirus in the city, and about 36% of its adult population is fully vaccinated.
“What we are seeing is that people were vaccinated in extraordinary quantities,” De Blasio said. “This is going to be New York City’s summer. I think people will flock to New York City because they want to live again. “
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