Austria and Germany reopening restaurants for the first time in two months New Corona May 16 6:21
In Europe in Austria and in Berlin, the capital of Germany, restaurant operations resumed for the first time in two months from the 15th, and visitors enjoyed their specialty food and beer.
In Austria, the restaurant was allowed to reopen from the 15th, and a long-established restaurant called Tafelspitz, a famous restaurant in Vienna, has been filled up with a reservation in the capital Vienna, and the locals who are visiting enjoy the meal. did.
In this shop, we took measures to prevent infection by keeping the table distance of 1 meter or more and limiting the table to 4 adults.
The store owner said, “I feel like I was on the first day of business, and I'm very happy. I think it's nice to have a restaurant that plays an important role in social life, so I'm happy to be back in business.”
In Berlin, the capital of Germany, business was reopened on the 15th, and there were people in the beer garden in the center who enjoyed beer in the outdoor seats.
A man who visited said, "It's been wonderful to be able to relax at the store in the sun after two months."
The store manager said, "I have to take proper measures to prevent infections, but I am happy to be able to pour beer on customers again."
On the other hand, citizens have shunned eating and drinking in the store because of fear of infection, and because the store side cannot expect customers to come in, there are also movements to suspend business resumption, normalizing economic activities. Seems to take time.
Group representative of the restaurant industry "How much tourists can get back"
Mario Pulker, an Austrian restaurant organization representative, told NHK: "The restaurant industry was hit hard during the restrictions on going out. Is very pleased to be back. "
Regarding infection control at restaurants, he emphasized that "very strict standards have been adopted compared to other countries, such as strongly demanding that the distance between tables be 1 meter apart."
On top of that, Pullker said, "The biggest challenge is how many customers we can get back, but the tourism industry has stopped. We have to rely on the domestic market for a while, but from the 15th of next month the border with Germany will open. Hope many tourists will come because it could be. "