Chinanews.com, August 11th. According to the US "World Journal" report, although the variant new crown virus is highly infectious, in the United States, at this stage, Chicago and Illinois have not implemented mandatory mask orders, and business premises are also common. Take flexible anti-epidemic measures.
However, based on the painful experience of the past year, the Chinese restaurant industry continues to maintain a high level of vigilance against the virus. Hu Xiaojun, chairman of the U.S.-China Catering Federation, said that including his own old Sichuan restaurant series and all members of the federation, the health and safety of customers and employees are the top priority. Prioritize consideration and insist on “no service without masks”.
As Yizhou and Zhishi follow the new version of the CDC's epidemic prevention guidelines of the Federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the original "masks can not be worn if vaccinated" is updated to "No matter whether you are vaccinated or not, it is recommended to wear a mask indoors." However, it was fully restored in June. The catering industry in the Chicago area is worried about the resumption of requirements for customers to wear masks, and is worried that consumers will be lost again. Up to now, not many restaurants have implemented mandatory mask orders. Even the service staff in downtown Chicago restaurants have all taken off their masks. It's also seen frequently.
Hu Xiaojun said that as far as he knows, the catering industry members of the U.S.-China Catering Federation have always maintained the measure of "wearing masks when entering restaurants." He said that the safety and health of customers and employees is more important than increasing turnover. With a little negligence, the virus may get in." Especially last year when the outbreak peaked, most Chinese restaurants were hit hard, and they managed to survive the lowest point. "Now through the Federation, everyone is very cautious about epidemic prevention." .
As for whether it will imitate some restaurants to require customers to show "vaccination cards"?
Hu Xiaojun said that there is no such plan at this stage. “Vaccine cards contain personal data, and there is still no unified identification mechanism. However, it is almost impossible for the catering industry, which is currently short of manpower, to send manpower to test vaccine cards. Possible tasks." He also mentioned that Chinese restaurant employees must be vaccinated before they can return to work.
Hu Xiaojun said that the U.S.-China Catering Conference includes more than 6,000 members in related industries such as catering, taxation, decoration, and food wholesale in the Midwestern United States. According to the Federation’s investigation, almost all have resumed operations, and of course there are a very small number of them. Affected by the epidemic and closed, "On the whole, the Chinese restaurant market is gradually recovering."
At the same time as the mutated virus hits, the Chinese restaurant industry, like other catering industry, is facing another big challenge is "manpower shortage". How to solve the problem of "each restaurant is short of work" has also made restaurant owners brains and joints. The meeting is also actively discussing ways to respond. (Huang Huiling)