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A r u b a ’ s O N L Y E n g l i s h n e w s p a p e r
Aruba’s ONLY English newspaper

States lift restrictions gradually

amid fears of new variant AT EASE

By DAVID EGGERT and DON BABWIN
Associated Press
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — States are loosening their corona-
virus restrictions on restaurants and other businesses be-
cause of improved infection and hospitalization numbers
but are moving gradually and cautiously, in part because
of the more contagious variant taking hold in the U.S.
While the easing could cause case rates to rise, health
experts say it can work if done in a measured way and
if the public remains vigilant about masks and social dis-
tancing.
“If the frequency goes up, you tighten it up. If the fre-
quency goes down, you loosen up. Getting it just right is
almost impossible,” said Dr. Arnold Monto, a public health
professor at the University of Michigan. “There’s no per-
fect way to do this.”
As Michigan’s coronavirus rate dropped to the nation’s
fifth-lowest over the last two weeks, Gov. Gretchen Whit-
mer said bars and restaurants can welcome indoor cus-
tomers next week for the first time in 2 1/2 months. But
they will be under a 10 p.m. curfew and will be limited to
25% of capacity, or half of what was allowed the last time
she loosened their restrictions, in June.
Patrons enjoy lunch indoors Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, at Gibsons Italia restaurant in Chicago
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