Bars Refuse To Close: More Businesses Ignore Lockdown As COVID Cases Rise
KEY POINTS
State restrictions led to public protests in some cases
CDC puts indoor dining in the high-risk category for COVID-19
A bar owner in Minnesota said remaining open in defiance of lockdown orders is about staying in business. It s just one of many trying to stay afloat as the economic destruction from the pandemic rages on.
Lisa Monet Zarza, the co-owner of the Alibi Drinkery in the suburbs of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, told The Washington Post on Friday she was staying open in defiance of state restrictions on indoor dining. She was sued earlier this week by the state attorney general for breaking the rules.