NEW YORK (AFP) - New York City extended a two-month lockdown, even as parts of the state began to open up on Friday (May 15), leaving America's cultural and commercial capital wondering what its future holds.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW YORK - New York City extended a two-month lockdown, even as parts of the state began to open up on Friday , leaving America's cultural and commercial capital wondering what its future holds.
That wish seems unlikely, with Mayor Bill de Blasio saying NYC will have to wait until June before a decision can be made on when non-essential businesses, such as its world-renowned museums, can reopen. Authorities have already said swimming pools will remain closed and insist it is even too early to say whether schools will be allowed to open in September for the new academic year.
Upwards of 700 New York state residents were dying every day at the height of the crisis last month. Numbers this week have been hovering around the 160-mark. Despite emergency field hospitals having come down and sirens noticeably less frequent, residents required to wear masks outdoors and clapping for essential workers at 7:00 pm are daily reminders the crisis is far from over.
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