Source: Matthew Burns, WRAL, 2/23/21

 Coronavirus trends in North Carolina have improved so much in recent weeks that Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday that a nightly curfew designed to limit the spread of the virus will end Friday. Cooper also is easing other pandemic-related restrictions, such as allowing bars to seat customers indoors for the first time in almost a year and allowing more fans at entertainment and sporting events.

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