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In response to Ottawa’s imminent return to the Ontario government’s “Orange” status for pandemic restrictions, some restaurants will re-open their dining rooms even as they dread possible future lockdowns and the rise of new COVID-19 variants, while others will face an uncertain future by only selling food to go.
The last set of constantly changing COVID-19 restrictions had left Ottawa’s dining rooms and patios closed since Dec. 26, when a province-wide shutdown was imposed. On Friday, the province announced that Ottawa was among the public health regions that would return to the intermediate Orange status as of Tuesday, and the stay-at-home order will be lifted.