NYC Begins Reopening as CCP Virus Infection Rate Plummets

NYC Begins Reopening as CCP Virus Infection Rate Plummets
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo greets a subway rider after riding a #7 subway train in Manhattan on the first day of New York City's phase one reopening during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., June 8, 2020. Mike Segar/Reuters)
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NEW YORK—Exactly 100 days after the first CCP virus case was confirmed in New York City, some workers began returning to jobs on June 8 at the start of reopening from a citywide shutdown to battle the epidemic that killed nearly 22,000 of its residents.

People who had been staying home for months boarded subways and buses as the most populous U.S. city began Phase One of its hopeful journey toward economic recovery.