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Aruba’s ONLY English newspaper
Big cities drop more COVID-19 measures in push for normalcy
By MICHELLE L. PRICE
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — New
York City and Los Ange- NO MORE
les are lifting some of their
strictest COVID-19 preven-
tion measures as officials in
big cities around the U.S.
push for a return to normal- MANDATES
cy after two grueling years
of the pandemic.
New York City, which has
long prided itself as hav-
ing the nation's toughest
COVID-19 safety protocols,
will do away with several
of its mandates next week,
including required masking
in public schools and vac-
cination requirements at
restaurants, entertainment
and cultural venues, the
mayor announced Friday.
On the other side of the
country, residents in Los
Angeles County were no
longer required as of Fri-
day to wear masks at res-
taurants, bars, gyms, shops
and other businesses,
though the city of Los An-
geles is still requiring many
indoor businesses to verify
that their patrons are fully
vaccinated.
New York City mayor Eric Adams speaks during a news conference in which he announced the scaling back of COVID-19 mask
Continued on next page and vaccine mandates within the city, Friday, March 4, 2022, in New York.
Associated Press