One year after being the epicenter of the pandemic in the USA, New York again reaches high numbers of contagion by covid-19 and its variants. Although in the recent two weeks figures are down, with 7,500 daily contacts, is currently the national leader in the average number of infections.
In recent per capita cases, New York State ranks second behind its neighbor New Jersey, and in relation to new cases, the Big Apple has the second highest rate in the country, only behind Idaho Falls, Idaho. The above with data from the Universidad Johns Hopkins, whose panel of experts has classified the area as “very high risk” for which it has recommended “refrain from indoor activities, avoid non-essential travel”, as well as events where “a handful of people”.
Despite the above, the opening calendar of the economy proposed by both Governor Andrew Cuomo as for Mayor Bill de Blasio does not stop in the effort that both have to straighten the Technical bankruptcy experienced by the finances of the region. Therefore, in a conference he gave on Tuesday 23, De Blasio announced “the return of the activities of the offices as of May 3”.
That means the return of at least 80 thousand workers of offices of the municipality, with which the mayor hopes to initiate the recovery of the city. It is also estimated that by the fall there will be almost half a million workers working in private offices in Manhattan those who are back in their workplaces.
“We are going to make the return safe, but we need our city workers to be in their offices, where they can do more to help New Yorkers,” de Blasio reiterated on Tuesday 23rd. “The focus will be on distancing, ventilation and all the tools that keep people safe,” the official warned.
The announcement adds to the relaxation of the restrictions that plagued the restaurants that as of Friday, March 19, they can already house 50 percent of their capacity indoors, if it is the Big Apple, and 75 percent in the rest of the state. Tourism is another activity that is returning little by little and this week hotel occupancy reached 47 percent in the week of March 7 to 13, according to data provided by the Department of Tourism.
On the other hand, the public school system from the city of New York, the largest in the country, will offer from April 1 the option that parents can send their children to face-to-face classes all week, following the new guidelines published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Currently the schools public They operate in three modalities, in person, remotely or in combination. Whoever accepts the invitation knows that students must wear a mask at all times, and must be separated by one meter, instead of two. This new distance will allow the classrooms, which have been operating at a third of their capacity since September, to accommodate more students.
USA it just exceeded 30 million infections since the pandemic began just over a year ago. However, the team proposed by President Joe Biden has implemented a vaccination program which, to this day, averages 2.5 million vaccinations per day.
With its 1,800,000 total infections, New York state it is fifth nationally and is second in deaths with 48,900 only behind California’s 57,000. Despite the fact that the situation is far from being controlled, currently 26 percent of the population has already received at least one dose of anticovid vaccination and 13 percent have already been fully vaccinated.
That may be one of the reasons why the authorities have decided that the opening it should no longer be stopped.
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