Chinanews.com, September 10, according to the US "World Journal" report, on September 9, local time, New York State Governor Cuomo announced that New York City restaurants can resume dine-in from September 30, with a 25% capacity limit. ; If the statewide test positive rate does not rebound significantly before November 30, the dinning capacity can be increased to 50%; the state government will also increase law enforcement personnel, and Como will also announce the restaurant violation report telephone number to encourage citizens to report violations and assist in epidemic prevention law enforcement.
Cuomo said that the suspension of dine-in in New York City restaurants was due to cluster outbreaks of dine-in in restaurants in other parts of the state; however, the epidemic prevention compliance rate of New York City restaurants and bars has increased significantly. The Liquor Management Office and the State Police Epidemic Prevention and Enforcement Team inspected more than 36,000 restaurants and bars, with a compliance rate of 99.2%. He said that the increase in compliance rate is due to strict law enforcement and the industry is unwilling to risk losing licenses. Violation of regulations; therefore, since the compliance rate has increased, it is possible to open dine-in.
The state government stipulates that all customers who come to eat in the store must take their body temperature and leave contact information to facilitate tracking of the epidemic when needed. At the same time, restaurants are not allowed to open the bar to customers, and the bar is only for bartenders to prepare drinks; all customers who are not seated Masks must be worn, and all tables in the restaurant must be more than six feet apart; all restaurants must be closed before 12 midnight, and enhanced air filtration and ventilation systems must be installed. Indoor air circulation is not allowed, and outdoor dining will continue.
At the same time, Cuomo said that the state government will expand the anti-epidemic law enforcement team, and New York City will provide 400 people to join the team; but he said that the expanded law enforcement team is still not enough to cover all restaurants, so he called on communities and citizens to actively report restaurants. Anti-epidemic violations.
He said that if the test positive rate does not rebound before November 30 after the dine-in resumption, the capacity of the restaurant can then increase to 50%; but if the infection rate rebounds, the dine-in rate may be stopped at any time.
(He Zhaoyu)