New York City Could Allow Indoor Dining For Valentine’s Day

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A restaurant closed for indoor dining on Dec. 15, 2020, New York City. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said restaurants could seat customers indoors for dining on Valentines Day if coronavirus cases continue to decline.





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The governor suspended indoor dining on Dec. 14. Like in much of the country, as temperatures dropped, cases began to climb. There were a reported 7,897 cases on Jan. 4. But case numbers have been declining since early January.

«This is a great development, but we cannot become complacent now, Cuomo said. «We must all continue to do our part to keep beating back COVID-19 so we can continue re-opening our economy and get back to normal.