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Free weekly COVID-19 testing offered for Philly restaurant workers and their families
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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) Philadelphia restaurants are preparing to re-open indoor dining on January 15.
To ensure the health and safety of owners, employees and guests as the industry weathers this pandemic, free COVID-19 testing began Thursday for workers and their families.
The Goat in Center City hosted 175 people for the first round of weekly testing. It s something our struggling restaurants have been fighting for. It s vital to keeping our businesses open and to keeping our staff and our customers safe, said Nicole Marquis, the founder of the Save Philly Restaurants Coalition.
Philadelphia restaurants have started a new effort called #SavePhillyEats to help get through the coronavirus pandemic. It allows us to control a scare if we do have it and to get back to business, says Nicole Marquis, the founder of Save Philly Restaurants. It gives us more information, it keeps our staff safe and customers safe. I think customers are going to feel really good knowing the entire staff has been tested weekly. I think all around this is a big win for the city.
The task force is meeting with Congress and Senator Pat Toomey this week and Philadelphia City Council and Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley on Friday.
Philadelphia restaurants to get free COVID-19 testing for workers, families WPVI
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Restaurant workers have been fighting for COVID-19 testing for themselves and their families since the pandemic started.
And now, the coalition Save Philly Restaurants has secured it.
More than 250 local restaurants are part of this group and say the testing is critical. It allows us to control a scare if we do have it and to get back to business, says Nicole Marquis, the founder of Save Philly Restaurants. It gives us more information, it keeps our staff safe and customers safe. I think customers are going to feel really good knowing the entire staff has been tested weekly. I think all around this is a big win for the city.