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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said theatres on Broadway will fully reopen in September after going dark for more than a year due to the pandemic.
Mr Cuomo also announced that New York City baseball stadiums will give away tickets to those who agree to be vaccinated outside games and that separate seating areas will accommodate vaccinated and unvaccinated fans.
Broadway tickets will go on sale beginning on Thursday and theatres will be able to open at 100 per cent capacity, Mr Cuomo said in a Wednesday briefing.
NEW: Broadway shows will be ready to open September 14 at 100% capacity. Tickets go on sale starting tomorrow.
India had a record 3 980 daily death toll.
Canada authorised the use of Pfizer Inc s Covid-19 vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds.
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines, bowing to mounting pressure from Democratic lawmakers and more than 100 other countries, but angering pharmaceutical companies.
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Europe The Group of Seven meeting in London was hit by a Covid-19 scare when India s foreign minister and his entire team said they were self-isolating after two delegation members tested positive. British officials are currently looking at which vaccines would offer the best booster shot for vulnerable people later this year and no decisions have been taken yet.
New York Yankees, Mets to give tickets to fans who get vaccinated at their parks, Cuomo says
05/05/2021 16:27
NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York s Major League Baseball teams, the Yankees and the Mets, will give free tickets to fans who get vaccinated for the coronavirus at their ball parks before the games, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday.
“If you get a vaccination, they will give you a free ticket to the game,” Cuomo said at a press briefing.
In a further move toward returning the country s largest city to pre-pandemic normality, Cuomo also announced that tickets to Broadway shows would go on sale on Thursday for performances beginning on Sept. 4.
By Syndicated Content
May 5, 2021 11:16 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s Major League Baseball teams, the Yankees and the Mets, will give free tickets to fans who get vaccinated for the coronavirus at their ball parks before the games, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Peter Szekely)
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New York s Major League Baseball teams, the Yankees and the Mets, will give free tickets to fans who get vaccinated against the coronavirus at their ballparks before the games, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday.
âIf you get a vaccination, they will give you a free ticket to the game,â Cuomo said at a press briefing.
In a further move toward returning the country s largest city to pre-pandemic normality, Cuomo also announced that tickets to Broadway shows would go on sale on Thursday for performances beginning on Sept. 14.