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New York City plans to fully reopen businesses, offices, restaurants and theaters starting from July 1, said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday.
"Based on all the progress that we've made in this city, we can go back to full strength," de Blasio said at a TV program. As many as 8.99 million residents in New York State had got at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine as of Wednesday, accounting for 45.1 percent of the total population in the state, according to the local vaccination tracking program.
However, Broadway in the city may be able to reopen by September, according to an earlier announcement in March. Though most of the theater industry is aiming for September, some of the smaller shows might be able to come back in earlier time, de Blasio said.
A number of industries have been locked down or reopened at partial capacity in the city. As an early epicenter of the pandemic in the United States, New York City reported over 32,461 deaths and 923,953 cases from COVID-19 as of Wednesday.
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