(NEW YORK) — As India, the second-most populous country in the world, grapples with a devastating second wave of COVID-19 infections that has pushed its health system to the brink of collapse, officials in Africa, the world’s second-largest continent, are on high alert. “What’s happening in India must not happen here,” Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the [.]
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On April 30, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that indoor capacity for restaurants and hair and nail salons in New York City would be allowed to increase to 75% on May 7 and that gyms and fitness centers could increase capacity to 50% starting on May 15.
Cuomo’s announcement came just one day after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio notified the public that the city would be fully reopened by July 1. “This is going to be the summer of New York City,” the mayor said during a press conference. “We’re all going to get to enjoy the city again, and people are going to flock here from all over the country to be a part of this amazing moment.”
One hundred million Americans have received their second of two shots or a one-shot vaccine, representing significant progress in the fight against COVID-19, White House officials said Friday. That s 100 million Americans with a sense of relief and peace of mind, knowing that after a long and hard year, they re protected from the virus, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said.
Zients said the next phase of the nation s vaccine program will focus on harder-to-reach Americans. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy emphasized the need to combat vaccine hesitancy and build confidence in vaccines. This is one of these all-hands-on-deck moments, Murthy said, adding vaccinated people should encourage their family and friends to do so, too.