(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Mayor of New York: New York City will "restart" on July 1st
China News Service, New York, April 29. New York Mayor Bai Sihao said on the 29th that New York City plans to "restart" on July 1. "We are ready to open stores, start businesses, and resume operations in offices and theaters." "
Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, New York City has entered a "suspended" state from March 2020.
Although there have been four stages of resumption since then, due to the new wave of epidemic peaks in the autumn and winter last year, the epidemic prevention measures had to be tightened again.
At the press conference held that day, De Blasio said that “full restart” means that all industries will be 100% open, restaurants, bars, shops, hairdressers, gyms, stadiums, theaters, concert halls, museums, etc. will be restored to business status. Before the epidemic, schools will open in September, and the subway system will resume 24-hour operations.
He said that citizens still need to wear masks in indoor public areas, but he did not disclose the detailed plan for the restart and the specific epidemic prevention arrangements after the restart.
According to New York City data, the city has received more than 6.4 million doses of the vaccine, and more than 2.9 million people have received two doses of the vaccine.
Starting on the 29th, the vaccination points operated by New York State have implemented exempt vaccination; the vaccination points operated by New York City have been vaccinated without appointment on April 23.
De Blasio said that he is optimistic about achieving the goal of complete vaccination of 5 million New Yorkers, and believes that July 1 is the right time for the restart.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo said at a press conference that day that New York State hopes to fully restart before July 1.
However, he also said that although the epidemic has been significantly eased, the threat is still there.
The restart must be carried out in accordance with the epidemic data, and corresponding preventive measures must be maintained in the short term.
Bai Sihao said that New York City will continue to take measures to ensure that the city is safer.
As vaccinations continue to increase, the New York State epidemic data has improved significantly.
On April 28, the positive rate of New Coronavirus testing in New York State fell to 1.8%, which was lower than 2% for the first time since November 7 last year; 2,900 patients with new coronary pneumonia were hospitalized, which fell below 3000 for the first time since November 24 last year ; 691 intensive care patients and 32 deaths.
At present, New York State has received more than 15 million doses of vaccines, and about one-third of residents have received two doses.
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