(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Chicago, U.S. Fully Opens Business Places No longer Limits Passenger Capacity
China News Service, New York, June 11-Chicago, the third largest city in the United States, along with other parts of Illinois, resumed full opening on the 11th, and all business premises no longer limit passenger capacity.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the city of Chicago and Illinois entered the fifth phase of the economic restart on the 11th, the final phase of full opening, including restaurant dining, bar gatherings, museum tours, sports events watching, and movie theater watching. Activities are no longer restricted.
On that day, the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals' matchup attracted much attention because it was the first baseball game held in front of a 100% passenger capacity in Chicago since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic.
In addition, the city’s Field Museum of Natural History, Shedd Aquarium, Museum of Science and Industry, Puerto Rico’s National Museum of Art and Culture and many other cultural venues extended their opening hours to 9-10 pm that night to celebrate the complete unblocking.
At the press conference held that day, Chicago Mayor Lightford said, “We are strong, we are resilient, and we are back!” Lightfoot said that the city’s economic activities are rapidly recovering, and a full restart will further help merchants increase their income. And drive employment growth.
Previously, the city of Chicago planned to fully open on July 4.
Later, as a number of epidemic indicators continued to decline, Lightfoot believed that the city was ready to advance the timetable for full opening to match the rest of Illinois.
According to statistics released by the local health department, the average test positive rate of the new coronavirus in Chicago on the 7th has dropped to 1.4%, and the number of new cases per day has remained at the lowest level in more than a year.
The "Chicago Sun" reported that among the major cities in the United States, Chicago was one of the first cities to be fully open, earlier than New York, the largest city in the United States, and Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
However, full openness does not mean the cancellation of epidemic prevention measures. People still need to wear masks when taking public transportation, studying in schools, and seeking medical treatment in hospitals, and abide by the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Recently, the City of Chicago and Illinois have launched a series of vaccination incentive programs, including providing free theme park tickets, giving cash and gift cards to vaccinators, to increase the COVID-19 vaccination rate. According to data released by the CDC, as of June 11, Illinois had received more than 11.86 million doses of the new crown vaccine. 63.1% of adults in the state had received at least one dose, and 54.78% of adults were fully vaccinated. (Finish)