U.S. restaurant owner hesitates to reopen US business Concerns over re-expansion of new Corona 6:12 on May 16
In the state of Tennessee in the south of the United States, it has been permitted to resume operations such as restaurants from the last month on the condition that the number of people who can enter the store will be reduced to less than half of the usual amount, but it seems that the infection of the new coronavirus will spread again. There are many business owners who hesitate to restart due to concerns about whether or not there is any.
One of them is Tom Morales, who runs three restaurants in the state capital Nashville, including a restaurant with more than 1200 customers.
Nashville is known as a music city both in Japan and overseas, but according to Morales, the number of people walking in the town is considerably smaller than before and many shops remain closed.
One of the reasons for keeping the store closed is, Morales said, "Reopening the store costs money by rehiring employees and equipping things to prevent infections. When it's reduced, management is tough, "he said of the impact of the infection.
What's more, Mr. Morales is now most worried about when employees and customers are confirmed infected after reopening the store.
“If an employee or customer in the store infected with the new coronavirus, the conversation spreads over the Internet and the customer would leave. When the infection spread and it seemed to be really okay I would like to restart the business, "he said, saying he would like to see if the infection subsides for a while.