Florida and Texas, in particular, have had to retrench in the face of surging cases after allowing bars and restaurants to reopen with some indoor seating. Mr. Cuomo has said New York City, the most populous city in the nation, faces a unique set of challenges as it continues to gradually reopen. In mid-March, as the pandemic unfurled in New York and experts projected hospitals would be overwhelmed with tens of thousands of cases, officials shut down the city’s bars and restaurants. While many of them remained open for pickup and deliveries, many shuttered indefinitely even as other pillars of the economy buckled, including Broadway theaters. On Wednesday, Mr. de Blasio said that the restriction in indoor dining was not permanent, but would remain in place until “we have evidence that we can do it safely.”

Source: New York Times July 01, 2020 14:14 UTC