Health officials worry that variants will become the dominant source of infection soon as thousands of cases continue to be reported for other variants found in Britain, South Africa and Brazil.
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New York will expand the opening of sports and arts venues for baseball season, the governor says.
The governor’s announcement is the latest in a slate of recent reopening steps he has taken, even as the virus remains persistent in the state.
Indoor fitness classes in N.Y.C. can restart on Monday, the governor says.
Fitness classes will be capped at 33 percent capacity, like gyms in the state, and patrons will be required to wear face coverings while exercising.
Indoor dining in N.Y.C. and New Jersey can go to 50 percent on March 19, the governors say.
The new half-capacity limit in New Jersey also applies to casinos, salons and gyms.
Indoor dining in N.Y.C. and New Jersey can go to 50 percent on March 19, the governors say.
The new half-capacity limit in New Jersey also applies to casinos, salons and gyms.
NY Will Allow Anyone Over 60 to Get Vaccinated Starting Wednesday
The state will also expand its eligibility requirement the following week to open vaccination to a large number of public-facing workers, including government employees, nonprofit workers and essential building services workers.
Cuomo is loosening capacity limits on New York gatherings.
Starting March 22, New York will raise the maximum capacity on outdoor gatherings at private residences to 25 people from 10, though indoor gatherings will remain capped at 10 people. The limits on social gatherings in public spaces will be raised to 1…
New York Finds Case of Variant First Seen in South Africa
The variant is more transmissible and may evade antibodies stirred by prior infections or vaccines. One other case has been detected in the state, in a Connecticut man who was hospitalized in New York City.
New Yorkers With Many Health Conditions Are Now Eligible for Vaccination
People with conditions like obesity, hypertension, pulmonary diseases and cancer flooded the state’s sign-up site.
She Helped South Korea in Its Time of Need. In the Pandemic, It Repaid Her.
Decades ago, a young American woman served an impoverished South Korea as a Peace Corps volunteer. Now the country is an economic powerhouse, and it decided to send her a token of its gratitude.