U.S. and Europe look to ease lockdowns and begin reopening

美 뉴욕주 5개 지역 금요일부터 정상화 시작... 유럽도 관광재개안 마련 Five areas within New York state are to begin reopening on Friday.Those areas will allow construction, agriculture and wholesale trade businesses to reopen in the first phase... and retail stores can offer pickup or drop-off services."Right now, by the criteria that we have, which is basically from the federal CDC, we have certain regions that are poised to reopen tomorrow. Other regions, where the numbers do not suggest they're in a position to reopen." By Friday, at least 48 states in the U.S. will be partially running.The EU has also unveiled plans for a phased reopening of borders to restart tourism this summer. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, airlines were forced to lay off tens of thousands of workers. Markets, museums and zoos in Belgium will be allowed to operate from next week.Italy says it will reopen beaches in time for the summer.