U.S. New Orleans to ease restrictions as COVID-19 cases drop

HOUSTON, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. southern city of New Orleans will ease some of its COVID-19 restrictions after COVID-19 cases declined for three consecutive weeks, an official said on Wednesday.

"The small strides we've made will allow us to inch back towards normalcy," local media quoted the city's Health Department Director Jennifer Avegno as saying.