Since May 1, more than 30 states in the United States have or will soon relax their epidemic prevention restrictions. Texas and Georgia were the first to lift the ban.
Texas began to implement the first phase of the reopening plan on the 1st, and restaurants, retail stores, shopping centers, theaters, etc. were allowed to restore 25% of reception capacity. Georgia ’s home order restrictions expired on April 30, but some business activities have been gradually opened in the previous week. However, the state requires the elderly to still comply with the home order before June 12. Starting from the 4th, other states will also lift the ban one after another. According to the current plan, by the 10th, there will be more than 40 states to relax restrictions.
New York State, where the epidemic is severe, has no immediate signs of lifting the ban. However, due to the recent good weather on the 2nd, many New Yorkers went out to enjoy the sun, and New York Mayor De Blasio called on people to control the urge to gather outdoors.
To reduce risk, New York City will deploy more than 1,000 police officers over the weekend to supervise people to maintain social distance.
Some experts warn that the current relaxation of epidemic prevention restrictions may be fatal. Columbia University Medical Center expert Irwin Redlener (Irwin Redlener) said on the 1st that this is a big mistake and will pay the price of life. Red Lerner and Joseph Fair, a senior researcher in epidemiological policy at Texas A & M University, said in a report that unless the number of new crown infections continues to decrease steadily and continuously for 10 to 14 days, and there is sufficient detection capacity, any city Neither the state nor the state should reduce the restrictions. (CCTV reporter Wang Fengzhi)