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A limited opening of restaurants to 25% of their capacity
- The Governor of the State of New York confirmed it on September 9, 2020, the restaurants of New York City will be able to receive their customers inside their premises. We announced theopening of the terraces bars and restaurants in Phase 3 of Governor Cuomo’s plan. This news is encouraging for restaurateurs in the New York metropolis.
- Indeed, the New York restaurants and bars not all were lucky enough to have terraces to continue their activity. Small businesses have been hit hard, with some restaurants having to close due to operational costs that have become too heavy. They welcome this announcement even if 25% capacity is rarely enough to be profitable in a city like New York …
Conditions to be respected to reopen the dining rooms
To be able to eat your pizza over a wood fire in the “farm to table” restaurant The Marshal or your burgers favorite in your favorite tavern, there will be rules to follow. Here they are detailed:
- Temperature measurement will be mandatory at the entrance of each establishment to gain access (staff and customers).
- Wearing the mask will remain mandatory until your table, where you can remove it when you are seated. Each table will be spaced from the others by a distance of at least 1.8 meters. The service will be at the table and no longer at the bar for some establishments.
- Each group of customers will have to designate a guest responsible for providing their contact details in order to be able to trace in the event of contamination detected.
- The facility must also have an advanced air filter system that meets New York State standards.
A relatively low contamination rate in New York
- The next month will be decisive. The reopening of schools and restaurants is one more step in the relaxation of protective measures against COVID-19.
- Across New York State, the rate of coronavirus infection detected daily remains low (less than 1% now), demonstrating that barrier gestures work. See the article dedicated to the decline ofCovid-19 epidemic in New York.
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