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Health officials deemed Mondays as “Restaurant Days” at Cook County mass COVID vaccination sites, with aims to provide vaccines to food service employees. ....
Covid second wave deals another blow to jobs in hospitality sector SECTIONS Share Synopsis Uncertainty forcing restaurant chains, bars, hotels, salons and multiplexes to sack staff, cut salaries and put workers on leave without pay. PTI Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, have announced staggered lockdowns and weekend curfews amid a record surge in Covid-19 cases. The second wave of Covid-19 has dealt another blow to jobs in the hospitality sector, with uncertainty over the duration of lockdowns and curfews across states. Executives at restaurant chains, bars, hotels, salons and multiplexes said the uncertainty is forcing them to sack employees, cut salaries and put workers on leave without pay. Many have no option but to go back to their hometowns and villages. ....
Bars must still remain closed, but many reclassified their businesses as restaurants last summer, and this increase in capacity applies to those spaces as well. But, you might want to hold off on that birthday brunch reservation. Even though restaurants are allowed to seat more customers indoors that doesn’t mean they have the space to do so; parties must still maintain 6 feet of distance. At 75% capacity, 6 feet apart isn’t a doable layout for most restaurants. Then, there’s also the fact that we’re just barely below the 15% COVID-19 hospital threshold (11.2% on Feb. 23). And with the vaccine rollout continuing, it’s possible we’re rounding the final turn here. No one wants to flout safety protocols, paving the way back to higher hospitalization rates. ....