WASHINGTON: With the park in front of the White House reopening this week, selfie-snapping tourists have suddenly reappeared.
Washington DC, home to some of the toughest anti-virus regulations in the country, is now reopening, highlighting the US’ steady transition back to normality.
Boasting imposing landmarks such as the US Capitol and the Supreme Court, Washington began reopening the doors of its museums on Friday, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the National Portrait Gallery, which will soon host a painting of former President Donald Trump.
By next Friday, six museums run by the famed Smithsonian Institution, and the National Zoo, will once again welcome visitors as vaccination rates climb and infections continue to plunge.
The question now is how to attract more tourists and spur an economic rebound after a year of pandemic restrictions that left the US federal capital city, normally a hub for conferences and meetings of international institutions, stricken.
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