JAKARTA - Walt Disney World in Florida, United States (US), on Wednesday, May 27 announced that it will reopen to the public. MGM Resorts also said guests could return to Las Vegas casino hotels immediately, as many Americans emerged from the keynacle that marked the sad milestone of the death of one hundred thousand people from COVID-19.
The death toll from COVID-19 is still relatively high, even though the daily average is decreasing. Many US businesses have reopened and calls to stay home have ended across the country. Walt Disney Co executives said that the world's largest theme park will begin opening gradually on July 11, if the plan is approved by the Governor of Florida.
Meanwhile, Disneyland Shanghai reopened on May 11 and now accommodates around 20,000 people per day under mandatory wearing of masks. Visitors and employees are also required to follow temperature measurements and maintain physical distance.
The US COVID-19 task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci said US states still have to be careful as they lift activity restrictions to avoid the pandemic getting worse. Fauci also said he would continue to wear a mask to show Americans the right thing to do.
"I want to protect myself and protect others, and also because I want to make it a symbol for people to see that it is what you have to do," said Fauci, who is also director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo previously met US President Donald Trump and urged Congress to spend more federal funding as states suffer economic damage from business closings and calls to stay at home. "Countries that bear the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic are contributing a third of the national GDP," Cuomo said.
Cuomo added that his meeting with Trump on Wednesday, May 27 also focused on talking about how to "add to" the economy by investing in infrastructure. The New York governor has previously criticized Trump's handling of the pandemic. Now he wants to revive the economy by undertaking major transportation and other projects.
He told reporters he would discuss the federal role in investments to modernize the country's bridges, roads and rail systems. Trump said he believes infrastructure spending can help the economy recover from the pandemic, embracing a grand plan worth $ 2 trillion by the end of March. Before the pandemic, Trump planned to focus his campaign for the US elections taking place in November.
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