Southwestern Pennsylvania Restaurant and Tavern Association calls for restaurants to open dine-in service
They question state's data that restaurants harbor transmission of the virus compared to other places.
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Updated: 6:22 PM EST Dec 21, 2020
They question state's data that restaurants harbor transmission of the virus compared to other places.
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Updated: 6:22 PM EST Dec 21, 2020
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>> EACH DAY, MORE AND MORE RESTAURANTS ARE OPENING, AGAINST THE STATE ORDERED COVID MITIGATION PERIOD. AND NOW THERE’S A MEETING, FOR MORE RESTAURANTS TO OPEN BEFORE JANUARY 4. AL’S CAFE NEVER SHUT OFF DINE-IN SERVICE LIKE OTHER RESTAURANTS AND THE OWNER DOESN’T PLAN TO ANY TIME SOON. HE IS ROD AMBROGI AND HE WANTS OTHER RESTAURANT AND BAR OWNERS TO OPEN FOR DINE-IN SERVICE AGAINST STATE ORDERS. >> AND I DON’T BELIEVE IT’S CONSTITUTIONALLY RIGHT. I DON’T BELIEVE THEY HAVE DATA TO SUPPORT I ALL OF OUR RESTAURANTS I’M SURE, ARE FOLLOWING THE CDC RULES. >> PENNSYLVANIA PROHIBITS DINE-IN SERVICE UNTIL JANUARY 4 TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE , CORONAVIRUS. HOWEVER AMBROGI IS PRESIDENT OF , THE SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA RESTAURANT AND TAVERN ASSOCIATION. HE PULLED TOGETHER MORE THAN 3 DOZEN RESTAURANT OWNERS AND LAWMAKERS FOR A RALLY OUTSIDE HIS RESTAURANT THIS AFTERNOO REOPEN NOW IS THE MESSAGE. >> A RESTAURANT IS SAFER THAN GOING TO A HOME DEPOT OR WALMART BECAUSE WE’RE UNDER STRICT REGULATIONS ANYWAY TO OPEN RESTAURANT. SO, I’VE ALWAYS DISINFECTED. I’VE ALWAYS KEPT MY PLACE CLEAN, >> THIS IS NOT SO MUCH ABOUT WHETHER RESTAURANTS ARE OPENED OR CLOSED, THIS IS MORE ABOUT THE CHOICE THAT THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE MAKING, TO STAY OPEN OR CLOSED, AS MORE AND MORE -- OPEN OR CLOSED. >> AS RESTAURANTS CONTINUE TO REOPEN THE ONLY ENFORCEMENT , MENTIONED, ARE CITATIONS ISSUED BY THE STATE. IN