Chefs are pushing back against the rush to reopen, citing public safety.
on Monday. “Social distancing has been working and helped flatten the curve. But with no vaccine, limited population-based testing & contact tracing, and community spread among asymptomatic patients, it’s premature to reopen.”
In addition to the obvious public health risks, there are consequences for laid-off staff currently receiving unemployment. If their restaurant reopens—despite significant advice to the contrary—and they don’t come into work due to safety concerns, they’re at the risk of losing benefits., laid off staff can technically retain their benefits even if their business reopens, but they’re going to have to show proof of any medical concerns.
The situation for restaurant owners also doesn’t look great, either. If a restaurant is legally allowed to open, then filing for business interruption insurance might be denied, some restaurateurs have pointed out. In other words, some people are saying that Kemp’s move to reopen is not actually a pro-business move throwing a lifeline to small businesses, but rather a way of legally denying them the insurance safety net to which they’d otherwise be entitled.
Meanwhile in Seoul, South Korea, many restaurants are operating at full capacity, with almost all servers and patrons wearing masks. The country was initially one of the hardest hit in the global pandemic, but, thanks to ubiquitous and free testing—and months of social isolation—the country has returned to someone of a “new normal,”. The country is being hailed as something of a coronavirus success story.
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