After more than 100 days of lockdown, New York City residents on Monday celebrated their progress in curbing the coronavirus pandemic by getting ...
NEW YORK: After more than 100 days of lockdown, New York City residents on Monday celebrated their progress in curbing the coronavirus pandemic by getting their first haircuts in months, shopping at long-closed stores and dining at outdoor cafes.
"It feels like my life is starting to get back to normal a little bit. It feels really nice the fact that I can sit and have a coffee," said Arden Katine, 34, a teacher who lives in the neighbourhood.Neighbouring New Jersey allowed sports like golf and tennis to resume practice and competitions on Monday, and permitted sports considered higher risk, such as baseball and football, to start no-contact practices and drills.
Lanes are limited to five swimmers, who each have spots marked off in the pool to help maintain distance. Umbrellas have been set 1.8m apart, hand sanitising stations have been installed, and diving boards and slides have been closed. The number of new cases rose by a record last week in Arizona, California, Florida and Texas, together home to about a third of the US population. Alabama, Georgia, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah and Wyoming also experienced record spikes in cases.Seeking a second White House term in a Nov 3 election, President Donald Trump travels to Arizona on Tuesday for a Phoenix youth gathering.
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