Chicago will require proof of coronavirus vaccination at restaurants, bars, gyms and other indoor venues, as the rapidly spreading omicron variant drives a spike in COVID-19 infections, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said.
Chicago will require proof of coronavirus vaccination at restaurants, bars, gyms and other indoor venues, as the rapidly spreading omicron variant drives a spike in COVID-19 infections, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday.
See: ‘This is a critical moment,’ Biden says, while rolling out free, at-home COVID tests as omicron spreads Federal health officials announced Monday that omicron accounted for 73% of new infections last week, a nearly sixfold increase in only seven days. Rob Karr, president of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association, called the Chicago requirement a “reasonably measured approach.” “It certainly is better than shutting businesses down,” he said.
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