The governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, announced this Friday that New York City It will begin its reopening on June 8.
In the United States, as of this Friday there are 101,963 deaths due to COVID-19.
New York is the place with the most deaths, with 29,529, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The number of confirmed cases is 366,733.
The reopening would allow between 200,000 and 400,000 people to return to their jobs.
Businesses typically rely on public transportation to get their employees to work in a city where less than half of households own a car.
Fears about the coronavirus have caused the city’s buses and subways to plummet, but a comeback could mean crowded cars again and little hope of social distancing.
The mayor of the city, Bill de Blasio, stressed that the city is providing 2 million masks for the reopening of businesses and will also offer training and a protection hotline for workers.
With AP information
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