NEW YORK—Signs of life have emerged on New York City’s streets and in its parks as phase one of a four-step reopening plan has begun, although it’s still far from the hustle and bustle long synonymous with the Big Apple.
In Union Square, some New Yorkers sat to play chess or read a book, others took a stroll in Central Park, and construction workers around the city dusted off their tools. The U.S. epicenter of the CCP virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus, outbreak is seeing a gradual turnaround.





