Iran Press/America: New York citizens, mostly young people, have been spotted without masks, chatting, and drinking freely. Pictures have been shared on social media.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said earlier that beaches in the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware will open on 22 May for Memorial Day weekend with a limited capacity, adding that when social distancing is not possible, all visitors will have to wear face-coverings on the beach. However, any contact activities, including beach volleyball and football, will not be allowed, New York Post reported on Saturday.
New York City has been the worst-hit coronavirus (COVID-19) hotspot in the world, having registered more than 28,000 fatalities, according to the US-based Johns Hopkins University.
More than 1,474,300 people in the United States have been infected with the coronavirus and at least 88,600 have died, according to a New York Times database.
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