Bars, gyms are bustling as Americans learn to live with Covid

Sense of normalcy: Customers dine at the Famous Hamburger restaurant in Michigan. Signs are mounting that many Americans in highly vaccinated places are grasping for a near-normal life. — Bloomberg

NEW YORK: Packed bars in San Francisco. Popular hot yoga classes in Boston. Signs are mounting that many Americans in highly vaccinated places are grasping for a near-normal life, even as the most contagious Covid surge yet passes over.

Ellen Murphy, a 73-year-old in New York’s Brooklyn Heights who scrupulously stayed home during previous surges, will fly to her niece’s Florida baby shower next month.