How bars and restaurants should proceed to protect customers from the coronavirus?
Limit seating capacity to allow for social distancing. Offer drive-through, curbside take out, or delivery options as applicable. Prioritize outdoor seating as much as possible. Ask customers to wait in their cars or away from the establishment while waiting to pick up food or when waiting to be seated.
Is it safe to go to self-served food places during the COVID-19 pandemic?
In general, CDC recommends avoiding any self-serve food or drink options, such as hot and cold food bars, salad or condiment bars, and beverage stations. Serve grab-and-go items or individually plated meals, instead.
How can I make sure that physical distance is kept in my restaurant?
Provide physical guides, such as tape on floors or sidewalks and signage, to ensure that individuals remain at least 6 feet apart. Consider providing these guides where lines form, in the kitchen, and at the bar.
Should employees in retail food and food production settings wear face coverings to prevent exposure to COVID-19?
CDC recommends the use of simple cloth face coverings as a voluntary public health measure in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies).
What are the COVID-19 infection risk levels of different restaurant services?
See full answer● Lowest Risk: Food service limited to drive-through, delivery, take-out, and curb-side pick up.● More Risk: Drive-through, delivery, take-out, and curb-side pick up emphasized. On-site dining limited to outdoor seating. Seating capacity reduced to allow tables to be spaced at least 6 feet apart.● Higher Risk: On-site dining with indoor seating capacity reduced to allow tables to be spaced at least 6 feet apart. And/or on-site dining with outdoor seating, but tables not spaced at least six feet apart.● Highest Risk: On-site dining with indoor seating. Seating capacity not reduced and tables not spaced at least 6 feet apart.
How do I handle self-service food buffets such as salad bars in a retail setting related to COVID-19?
In communities with sustained transmission of COVID-19, state and local health authorities have implemented social-distancing measures which discourage or prohibit dining in congregate settings. We also recommend discontinuing self-service buffets and salad bars until these measures are lifted.
What are some guidelines for practicing social distancing at workplace during COVID-19?
• Remind employees that people may be able to spread COVID-19 even if they do not show symptoms. Consider all close interactions (within 6 feet) with employees, clients, and others as a potential source of exposure.• Discourage handshaking, hugs, and fist bumps.• Encourage the use of outdoor seating areas and social distancing for any small-group activities such as lunches, breaks, and meetings.