Photos: All 50 US states ease COVID-19 restrictions

People enjoy a mild spring afternoon in lower Manhattan in New York City. Despite falling numbers of coronavirus cases in New York City hospitals, Manhattan has yet to provide a date for the re-opening of its retail businesses. Many city streets still stand empty and deserted months after the lockdown began.

Dogwalker Felix Merino guides nine dogs along Larimer Street as residents remain indoors in Denver despite the lifting of many restrictions to stop the rise of the new coronavirus.

A worker wears a protective mask while standing on scaffolding at a construction site in Boston's Seaport District, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. In the first phase of reopening outlined by Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker, that began from Monday, construction is included among industries that can reopen provided they follow standards meant to curb the spread of the COVID-19. 

People wear mask as they sit on the pavement on Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. South Florida begins a gradual reopening of its economy on May 18,2020 with the start of activities of some restaurants and businesses in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, but the beaches will still be closed until further notice.The opening "phase 1" in this region also does not include hotels, bars, nightclubs, gyms, movie theatres or massage parlours.

Traffic moves along Interstate 10 as downtown Los Angeles is seen in the background during the coronavirus outbreak in Los Angeles.

A stylist wearing a protective mask works inside a barber shop in Columbus, Ohio. Governor Mike DeWine allowed for barbershops, nail salons, tanning salons, and restaurant patio services to resume operations as long as proper safety measures were adhered to including face masks and proper social distancing.

Connie Harrison, front, Gail Bromlow-Harrison, left, Alex Gianfilippo, center rear, and his brother Anthony, looking through rear windshield, watch the Ponder High School graduation ceremony from the infield being broadcasted on a large television screen at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Texas Motor Speedway is hosting 30 socially-distanced high school graduation ceremonies over the next few weeks. The first two were Monday night. Students receive their diplomas on the front stretch of the track with family and friends in their cars parked on the infield watching the ceremony on the track's massive "Big Hoss" TV screen.

Bicyclists cruise along the Boardman Lake Trail in Traverse City, Michigan. The trail is among many popular outdoor recreation spots in the area, where the tourism industry has suffered because of stay-at-home orders resulting from the coronavirus. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is allowing restaurants and shops to reopen this weekend within the rules of social distancing requirements, but some local residents fear a crush of visitors could boost the number of cases in an area that has mostly avoided the virus.

A man walks past a row of flags as he visits a park, in Kansas City. The city lifted stay-at-home orders meant to stem the spread of coronavirus, allowing restaurants to serve dine-in customers, as well as allowing some non-essential businesses to open.

Workers use tape to block off seats as they prepare for a large high school graduation ceremony at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. Two of Alabama's largest public high schools, Spain Park and Hoover, will hold commencement exercises on back-to-back nights at the venue, with rules about seating and face masks in place to lessen the spread of COVID-19.