Restaurants can offer vaccinated sections, no social distancing required
If a restaurant does not check for vaccination then six feet of social distancing is still required.
and last updated 2021-05-17 23:38:13-04
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Social distancing at restaurants will soon depend on whether or not customers are vaccinated.
Businesses have new New York State guidelines, following CDC recommendations for vaccinated people. Starting Wednesday, if restaurants require proof of vaccination, customers do not need to social distance. If a restaurant does not check for vaccination, then six feet of social distancing is still required, there are no other capacity limits the restaurant needs to follow.
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Closing time will no longer be a COVID curfew come mid-May
Western New York restaurant and bar owners are pleased, but they remain cautious after the midnight curfew was lifted. Author: Ron Plants Updated: 8:49 PM EDT April 28, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. As we get closer to summer and more places are reopening here in Western New York, there s a better chance now that you ll be able to enjoy a meal at your favorite bar or restaurant with fewer restrictions.
The state announced Wednesday that its midnight curfew for bars and restaurants will go away next month, while state lawmakers also rolled back the mandate that you have to purchase food if you want to buy alcohol.
With Covid cases on the decline, many restaurants are opening back up to full capacity. Yet owners say they are struggling to hire new staff to keep up with demand.
FOX Business spoke with multiple restaurant owners across the country who say applicants, drawn by the lure of unemployment benefits and stimulus checks, have tapered off over the course of the pandemic and it remains unclear whether that trend will continue.
Tom Sacco is the CEO of Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream, a chain based in Bettendorf, Iowa – or as he calls it, “the heartland of America.”
FILE: Patrons sit outdoors for dinner separated by plastic dividers with national flags at Mel s drive-in restaurant, in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP)