A restaurant closed for indoor eating on Dec. 15, 2020, New York City. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo stated eating places may seat clients indoors for eating on Valentines Day if coronavirus circumstances proceed to say no.
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A restaurant closed for indoor eating on Dec. 15, 2020, New York City. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo stated eating places may seat clients indoors for eating on Valentines Day if coronavirus circumstances proceed to say no.
Mark Lennihan/AP
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced Friday that New York City may open up indoor eating for Valentines Day. However, the reopening is contingent on coronavirus positivity charges.
Cuomo said so long as the state continues its downward pattern of COVID-19 circumstances, eating places may open for indoor eating at 25% capability on Feb. 14. He additionally stated wedding ceremony receptions may very well be held beginning March 15, at 50% capability with pointers in place.
Update on indoor eating in NYC:
If positivity charges maintain we’ll reopen indoor eating at 25% capability on Valentine’s Day – February 14.
In addition to diminished capability, necessary security pointers will probably be in place.
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) January 29, 2021
“As data on infection rates and hospitalizations continue to improve, we must begin taking steps to jumpstart our economic recovery as long as public health can be protected,” Cuomo stated. “The restaurant industry is the lifeblood of New York City and the economic hardship they have endured at the hands of COVID is nothing short of tragic.”
New York City was laborious hit by the pandemic final spring. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated town reported roughly 203,000 cases within the first three months; 18,679 folks died. But town flattened the curve shortly after and had the virus beneath some management nevertheless it did not final.
The governor suspended indoor eating on Dec. 14. Like in a lot of the nation, as temperatures dropped, circumstances started to climb. There had been a reported 7,897 cases on Jan. 4. But case numbers have been declining since early January.
“This is a great development, but we cannot become complacent now,” Cuomo stated. “We must all continue to do our part to keep beating back COVID-19 so we can continue re-opening our economy and get back to normal.”
