The COVID tide is turning and with it go the restrictions on many industries, the governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut said in a joint statement today. They cited the significant progress being made in vaccinations in all three states and “sustained reduction in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.”
"The tide is turning against COVID-19 in New York," Governor Cuomo said. "Thanks to the hard work of New Yorkers and our partners in government, we are now able to increase capacity limits for businesses, event venues and residences to reflect what we're seeing in the COVID data.”
He added that people must still be cautious to avoid sliding back into a situation that is “something nobody wants.”
The large-scale indoor and outdoor venues are still regulated more heavily.
New regulations:
- Business Capacity Limits to Be Replaced with Space Available to Maintain Six Feet of Social Distancing on May 19 in New York and New Jersey.
- Outdoor Social Gathering Limit Increases to 500 on May 10 in New York; Indoor Social Gathering Limit Increases to 250 on May 19 in New York.
- Outdoor Residential Gathering Limit is Removed and Indoor Residential Gathering Limit Increases to 50 on May 19 in New York.
- Large-Scale Indoor Venue Capacity Increases to 30% and Large-Scale Outdoor Venue Capacity Increases to 33% on May 19, Proof of Vaccination or Recent Negative Test Still Required in New York.