(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The German restaurant industry sticks to the "thaw" in the last two months
China News Agency, Berlin, May 15 (Reporter Peng Dawei) On the 15th, the German catering industry was officially "thawed" due to the new crown epidemic that closed down the dinning business for nearly two months. The snack bar is re-operating dine-in.
A reporter from China News Agency saw in the city of Berlin that afternoon that many cafes and restaurants that had only offered take-out in the past two months had resumed dine-in, but most customers chose to sit outdoors. By dinner time, many restaurants are also flooded with indoor customers. According to the government's health and epidemic prevention requirements, the waiters in the store put on masks and reduced the number of tables to maintain interpersonal distance.
Although bars and nightclubs are still not allowed to open, and the number of customers that the restaurant can receive at the same time is greatly reduced, and only allowed to open until 22:00, Berliners have flooded the streets-the city's nightlife after a two-month interruption began to recover.
The Jiale Chinese Restaurant on Museum Island in Berlin was popular with German guests before the outbreak. At seven o'clock that evening, the reporter came to this restaurant and saw a steady stream of customers. Guests in the shop are seated across the table, leaving a distance of more than 1.5 meters between each table.
However, some popular catering companies before the epidemic failed to survive the epidemic. The reporter saw on that day that MAREDO, a steak restaurant with chain stores all over Germany, and VAPIANO, an Italian restaurant, were closed. The two companies have filed for bankruptcy and are seeking a sale.
Many Chinese restaurants have also expressed prudence. The Sichuan-style noodle restaurant The Tree in Mitte, Berlin, has been closed since March 16 and has been completely closed during the period. The person in charge said that it planned to reopen on May 16, but it was only engaged in takeout, and dine-in food was still not open. The Shanshan Hut, a well-known Huaiyang restaurant in Berlin, intends to continue to wait and see for a while, depending on the development of the epidemic before deciding whether to reopen dine-in.
It is understood that many governments in Germany have set strict anti-epidemic requirements for the "unblocking" of the catering industry. Taking Berlin as an example, the table must be separated by more than 1.5 meters, and employees need to wear masks. In principle, only people from two families are allowed to gather. The buffet has not yet been approved to reopen. The city of Berlin also strongly recommends that restaurants install online reservation systems or similar devices as soon as possible, and keep the personal information of all diners for four weeks so that they can track close contacts in a timely manner after an infection occurs.
In this regard, some catering industry complained that due to the substantial reduction in the number of available tables, they may still face losses even if they resume dinning at this time. (Finish)