On Cape Cod in Massachusetts, they’re expecting a record-breaking summer season as tourists freed from pandemic restrictions look to have some fun.
But across the Atlantic, in Rome, Gini Ansuini, who owns a 480-year-old deli, cannot tell how long it will take to get over the 80% falloff in business that he has suffered.
Why We Wrote This
As they begin to emerge from the pandemic, Europe and the U.S. find themselves in different places with different priorities that reflect their values and histories.
As America’s economy sets growth records, Europe has slipped into its second pandemic recession. But there are lessons for governments on both sides of the ocean.
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Colin A. Young
State House News Service
Cape Cod, Martha s Vineyard and Nantucket are going through what a local public health official described as impressive case spikes, but local business leaders say the region is primed for a record-breaking summer tourism season on the other side of this third major wave of COVID-19.
Vaira Harik, of the Barnstable County Department of Human Services, last Thursday said the Cape Cod and the Islands are suffering disproportionately higher case rates of COVID-19 compared with the rest of the state.
Barnstable County has seen about 97 new cases per day, while Martha s Vineyard and Nantucket are each confirming about nine new cases each day, she said.
Cape Cod, Martha s Vineyard and Nantucket are going through what a local public health official described as impressive case spikes, but local business leaders said the region is primed for a record-breaking summer tourism season on the other side of this third major wave of COVID-19.
Vaira Harik of the Barnstable County Department of Human Services said Thursday morning that Cape Cod and the Islands are suffering disproportionately higher case rates of COVID-19 compared to the rest of the state. Barnstable County has seen about 97 new cases per day while Martha s Vineyard and Nantucket are each confirming about nine new cases each day, she said.
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