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New York (AFP) – The state of New York, epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, will end this Thursday the mandatory use of the mask indoors, given the sharp drop in cases and in line with the announcement in recent days of other governed states by the Democrats.
The fourth most populous state in the country, with nearly 20 million inhabitants and almost 9 million of them in New York City, will not renew the imposition of the mask in shops, restaurants and companies, when it expires on Thursday, it announced this Wednesday the governor, Kathy Hochul.
However, the mask will continue to be mandatory in schools, nursing homes, social centers and prisons. From now on, it will be the municipalities and businesses that decide whether or not to require it from their workers and customers.
The famous musicals on Broadway, in the heart of Manhattan, have already made it clear that they choose to protect themselves. “We maintain the obligation of the mask and the vaccine in all theaters until April 30,” she told the AFP press agency Charlotte St. Martin, who chairs the Broadway League.
The mask will also continue to be mandatory in public transport -trains, subways, buses, airports- governed by federal legislation.
Pandemic indicators are “down” in New York
To justify her decision, Governor Hochul argued that health indicators are “down” in the city that was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic in the spring of 2020, and that has left more than 38,000 dead.
“It’s a magnificent sight,” Hochul said. “We are not yet finished (with the pandemic) but the trend is very, very well oriented and that is the reason why we are contemplating a new phase from now on,” he promised.
The use of the mask has always been highly respected by New Yorkers highly traumatized by the epidemic: not only is it mandatory indoors, but most people wear it on the street.
In all shops, restaurants and museums, in addition to the mask, the vaccination certificate is required accompanied by an identity document.
The state of New York thus joins others such as California, Oregon, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware or Massachusetts that throughout this week have begun to announce measures to abandon masks indoors.
The non-use of a mask, a political distinctive in the United States
The use of masks to prevent contagion by Covid-19 is a very strong political marker in the United States, where the obligation to cover the mouth and nose is considered a violation of individual freedoms by much of the right and the Republican Party. .
Such a measure has never been in force in states governed by Republicans, such as Florida or Texas.
Covid-19 infections are in free fall in the United States, with just under 250,000 cases a day on average for seven consecutive days, according to health authorities, far from the peak of 800,000 cases reached in mid-January.
However, on February 4, the country crossed the bar of 900,000 deaths from Covid-19 in almost two years, according to Johns Hopkins University, and the average daily death toll remains above 2,000.
At the national level, for the moment the requirement of the mask is maintained, although “the day will come when the Covid-19 will stop disturbing our daily lives,” the coordinator of the fight against the White House pandemic, Jeffrey, assured on Wednesday. Zients.
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New York (AFP) – The state of New York, epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, will end this Thursday the mandatory use of the mask indoors, given the sharp drop in cases and in line with the announcement in recent days of other governed states by the Democrats.
The fourth most populous state in the country, with nearly 20 million inhabitants and almost 9 million of them in New York City, will not renew the imposition of the mask in shops, restaurants and companies, when it expires on Thursday, it announced this Wednesday the governor, Kathy Hochul.
However, the mask will continue to be mandatory in schools, nursing homes, social centers and prisons. From now on, it will be the municipalities and businesses that decide whether or not to require it from their workers and customers.
The famous musicals on Broadway, in the heart of Manhattan, have already made it clear that they choose to protect themselves. “We maintain the obligation of the mask and the vaccine in all theaters until April 30,” she told the AFP press agency Charlotte St. Martin, who chairs the Broadway League.
The mask will also continue to be mandatory in public transport -trains, subways, buses, airports- governed by federal legislation.
Pandemic indicators are “down” in New York
To justify her decision, Governor Hochul argued that health indicators are “down” in the city that was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic in the spring of 2020, and that has left more than 38,000 dead.
“It’s a magnificent sight,” Hochul said. “We are not yet finished (with the pandemic) but the trend is very, very well oriented and that is the reason why we are contemplating a new phase from now on,” he promised.
The use of the mask has always been highly respected by New Yorkers highly traumatized by the epidemic: not only is it mandatory indoors, but most people wear it on the street.
In all shops, restaurants and museums, in addition to the mask, the vaccination certificate is required accompanied by an identity document.
The state of New York thus joins others such as California, Oregon, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware or Massachusetts that throughout this week have begun to announce measures to abandon masks indoors.
The non-use of a mask, a political distinctive in the United States
The use of masks to prevent contagion by Covid-19 is a very strong political marker in the United States, where the obligation to cover the mouth and nose is considered a violation of individual freedoms by much of the right and the Republican Party. .
Such a measure has never been in force in states governed by Republicans, such as Florida or Texas.
Covid-19 infections are in free fall in the United States, with just under 250,000 cases a day on average for seven consecutive days, according to health authorities, far from the peak of 800,000 cases reached in mid-January.
However, on February 4, the country crossed the bar of 900,000 deaths from Covid-19 in almost two years, according to Johns Hopkins University, and the average daily death toll remains above 2,000.
At the national level, for the moment the requirement of the mask is maintained, although “the day will come when the Covid-19 will stop disturbing our daily lives,” the coordinator of the fight against the White House pandemic, Jeffrey, assured on Wednesday. Zients.
First modification:
New York (AFP) – The state of New York, epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, will end this Thursday the mandatory use of the mask indoors, given the sharp drop in cases and in line with the announcement in recent days of other governed states by the Democrats.
The fourth most populous state in the country, with nearly 20 million inhabitants and almost 9 million of them in New York City, will not renew the imposition of the mask in shops, restaurants and companies, when it expires on Thursday, it announced this Wednesday the governor, Kathy Hochul.
However, the mask will continue to be mandatory in schools, nursing homes, social centers and prisons. From now on, it will be the municipalities and businesses that decide whether or not to require it from their workers and customers.
The famous musicals on Broadway, in the heart of Manhattan, have already made it clear that they choose to protect themselves. “We maintain the obligation of the mask and the vaccine in all theaters until April 30,” she told the AFP press agency Charlotte St. Martin, who chairs the Broadway League.
The mask will also continue to be mandatory in public transport -trains, subways, buses, airports- governed by federal legislation.
Pandemic indicators are “down” in New York
To justify her decision, Governor Hochul argued that health indicators are “down” in the city that was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic in the spring of 2020, and that has left more than 38,000 dead.
“It’s a magnificent sight,” Hochul said. “We are not yet finished (with the pandemic) but the trend is very, very well oriented and that is the reason why we are contemplating a new phase from now on,” he promised.
The use of the mask has always been highly respected by New Yorkers highly traumatized by the epidemic: not only is it mandatory indoors, but most people wear it on the street.
In all shops, restaurants and museums, in addition to the mask, the vaccination certificate is required accompanied by an identity document.
The state of New York thus joins others such as California, Oregon, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware or Massachusetts that throughout this week have begun to announce measures to abandon masks indoors.
The non-use of a mask, a political distinctive in the United States
The use of masks to prevent contagion by Covid-19 is a very strong political marker in the United States, where the obligation to cover the mouth and nose is considered a violation of individual freedoms by much of the right and the Republican Party. .
Such a measure has never been in force in states governed by Republicans, such as Florida or Texas.
Covid-19 infections are in free fall in the United States, with just under 250,000 cases a day on average for seven consecutive days, according to health authorities, far from the peak of 800,000 cases reached in mid-January.
However, on February 4, the country crossed the bar of 900,000 deaths from Covid-19 in almost two years, according to Johns Hopkins University, and the average daily death toll remains above 2,000.
At the national level, for the moment the requirement of the mask is maintained, although “the day will come when the Covid-19 will stop disturbing our daily lives,” the coordinator of the fight against the White House pandemic, Jeffrey, assured on Wednesday. Zients.
First modification:
New York (AFP) – The state of New York, epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, will end this Thursday the mandatory use of the mask indoors, given the sharp drop in cases and in line with the announcement in recent days of other governed states by the Democrats.
The fourth most populous state in the country, with nearly 20 million inhabitants and almost 9 million of them in New York City, will not renew the imposition of the mask in shops, restaurants and companies, when it expires on Thursday, it announced this Wednesday the governor, Kathy Hochul.
However, the mask will continue to be mandatory in schools, nursing homes, social centers and prisons. From now on, it will be the municipalities and businesses that decide whether or not to require it from their workers and customers.
The famous musicals on Broadway, in the heart of Manhattan, have already made it clear that they choose to protect themselves. “We maintain the obligation of the mask and the vaccine in all theaters until April 30,” she told the AFP press agency Charlotte St. Martin, who chairs the Broadway League.
The mask will also continue to be mandatory in public transport -trains, subways, buses, airports- governed by federal legislation.
Pandemic indicators are “down” in New York
To justify her decision, Governor Hochul argued that health indicators are “down” in the city that was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic in the spring of 2020, and that has left more than 38,000 dead.
“It’s a magnificent sight,” Hochul said. “We are not yet finished (with the pandemic) but the trend is very, very well oriented and that is the reason why we are contemplating a new phase from now on,” he promised.
The use of the mask has always been highly respected by New Yorkers highly traumatized by the epidemic: not only is it mandatory indoors, but most people wear it on the street.
In all shops, restaurants and museums, in addition to the mask, the vaccination certificate is required accompanied by an identity document.
The state of New York thus joins others such as California, Oregon, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware or Massachusetts that throughout this week have begun to announce measures to abandon masks indoors.
The non-use of a mask, a political distinctive in the United States
The use of masks to prevent contagion by Covid-19 is a very strong political marker in the United States, where the obligation to cover the mouth and nose is considered a violation of individual freedoms by much of the right and the Republican Party. .
Such a measure has never been in force in states governed by Republicans, such as Florida or Texas.
Covid-19 infections are in free fall in the United States, with just under 250,000 cases a day on average for seven consecutive days, according to health authorities, far from the peak of 800,000 cases reached in mid-January.
However, on February 4, the country crossed the bar of 900,000 deaths from Covid-19 in almost two years, according to Johns Hopkins University, and the average daily death toll remains above 2,000.
At the national level, for the moment the requirement of the mask is maintained, although “the day will come when the Covid-19 will stop disturbing our daily lives,” the coordinator of the fight against the White House pandemic, Jeffrey, assured on Wednesday. Zients.