“They’re hopeful.”On this Valentine’s Day, Americans are searching for ways to celebrate love amid so much heartache and isolation as the coronavirus pandemic stretches past its year anniversary. Some are clinging to hope, seen in the most vulnerable and frontline workers getting vaccinated, in loosening restrictions on restaurants in the hardest hit places, in case numbers starting to wane. But the death toll is still climbing toward a half-million dead in the United States and many remain shuttered in their homes. In Chicago, the mayor loosened up indoor dining restrictions this week. After limiting restaurants to 25 percent capacity and 25 people per room, restaurants now must remain at 25 percent but they can serve as many as 50 per room.

Source: Egypt Independent February 13, 2021 20:26 UTC