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#NYC’s Phase Four of reopening feels similar to Phase Three

#NYC’s Phase Four of reopening feels similar to Phase Three

July 19, 2020 | 10:00pm

New York City on Monday started Phase Four of the state’s reopening plan amid the coronavirus — although with plenty of caveats.

Big Apple residents are now allowed to go to such destinations as zoos and botanical gardens, and baseball teams can start playing again, although sans fans. Outdoor film productions can resume, too.

Indoor restaurant dining, museum visits and mall shopping — which were all initially set to be permitted under the final phase of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s program — are still no-gos for the city.

Cuomo has cited contagion upticks elsewhere in the country, as well as city scofflaws congregating too closely together and without masks outside bars and restaurants, as reasons for holding the Apple back from completely reopening.

The latest reported contagion figures show the state and city are continuing to remain stabilized in terms of hospitalizations, deaths and the rate of infection among those tested.

Said Cuomo in a Sunday statement, “I know it’s tempting to be tired of the many rules and guidelines the state has issued, but I reiterate that this pandemic is far from over.’’

There have been 25,048 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 in the state so far, including 13 reported Saturday, although those figures don’t include suspected fatalities.

By the city’s count, which includes “probable’’ fatal cases, the Big Apple has lost 23,400 people.

Among the businesses allowed to reopen while adhering to strict social-distancing and capacity guidelines are retail stores, real-estate businesses and personal-care facilities such as nail salons.

Gyms, movie theaters and Broadway theaters are among the sites still closed in the city.

“This is what we said from Day 1,” the governor said Friday.

“Reopen smart, and if you reopen smart, and you reopen in phases, and you follow the data, it’s actually a better way for the economy to reopen because if you rush the reopening then you risk the probability of a viral increase.”

Outdoor dining is already allowed, but it has drawn heavy criticism because of the crowds it has created, including involving many people without masks.

Also of concern have been packed street protests after the police-brutality death of George Floyd.

A viral surge in other parts of the country — from Florida to Texas to California — has the state on edge, too.

“I want all New Yorkers to be on high alert — the virus is spreading,’’ Cuomo added Friday. “It’s all across the country. It’s getting worse, and it will have an effect on New York.”

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