As the one year mark of the closure approaches, Governor
Andrew Cuomo has officially given the green light for New York City movie theaters to reopen. Starting March 5th, movie theaters will be allowed open at 25% capacity and must follow the following protocol:
A limit of 50 people per screen
Mask requirement
Air Filtration system that meet New York’s standards
These social distancing protocols are in accordance with the rest of New York State’s rules for theatres, put into place in October of last year.
Governor Cuomo has set to ease coronavirus restrictions on businesses, such as bars, restaurants and wedding venues in hopes to re-energize the economy.
Nearly 60 New York City hospitals are set to receive shipments of Pfizer s coronavirus vaccinations by Wednesday, city Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi said.
During a press conference with Mayor Bill de Blasio, Chokshi said that five hospitals are on track to get the vaccines on Monday, while another 54 have shipments scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Healthcare workers are set to be vaccinated first, followed by nursing home residents and staff members.
Earlier in the morning, the first non-trial vaccine shot in the country was administered to a critical care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens.