Guidance on Reopening Restaurants

Many restaurants across the country are beginning to reopen.

Country are beginning to reopen - including right here in our area.

Restaurants-vo-1 lowerthird2line coronavirus:guidance on reopening restaurants mason city, ia during a webinar this morning - iowa restaurant association president jessica dunker shared guidelines and support for restaurants across the state - and what they can do while staying within governor reynolds' mandate - such as spacing of seating - having seating capacity at 50 percent of the normal capacity - and disallowing customer self service.

Dunker feels that restaurants can and are leading the way in reopening the country.xxx restauranrs-2 restauranrs-3 "we are pleased that we are the industry that they're choosing to open first because of our reputation for safety and sanitation.

So we're taking it extremely seriously."

Additional guidelines from the department of inspections and appeals have also been released - such as elminating seating at bars within restaurants - disinfecting tables and chairs after each use - and serving alcohol to a guest only if they are ordering food.

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