Chinanews.com, August 18th. According to the US "World Journal" report, in New York, the "Key to NYC" (Key to NYC), which requires restaurant diners, gyms and indoor entertainment venues to check customer vaccination certificates, came into effect on the 17th. , But because of the unclear words of the former city government, most restaurant operators thought that the new regulations would take effect on the 16th, and began to require customers to show proof on the same day.
The industry said that regular customers are quite cooperative, but there are still tourists who are not clear about the order. After spending a little time explaining it, most people can cooperate to produce a certificate.
The Chinese restaurant "Wuchang Haowei" began to require customers to show proof of vaccination on the 16th.
The owner, Mr. Wang, said that most people are aware of the new regulations and will cooperate to produce a certificate after request, but some tourists are not clear about the regulations and need to explain further to them.
Since the store has outdoor dining seats, Mr. Wang said that the weather is not too hot these days, and most of the customers will choose to sit outdoors to dine, and some customers will go directly outside after hearing that they need to show a certificate for sitting indoors. Position to sit.
In the future, if there are customers who are unwilling to show proof, Mr. Wang said, he will not rule out asking customers to leave and not do business with them.
The Teochew Po Kee Restaurant on Baxter St also began to require customers to provide vaccination certificates on the 16th. The manager Mr. Wu said that those who would choose to sit indoors are regular customers in the store who have been vaccinated, and tourists are also I would choose to sit outdoors and enjoy the weather, so the implementation of the day went smoothly without too many problems.
Mr. Wu said that the delta variant virus is becoming more and more serious. Although it is a bit more troublesome for the store and customers, there is no way to compromise for the safety of meals. I hope that the public can take advantage of it.
Ms. Li, an employee of Beujie Cantonese Restaurant, said that the industry is concerned about the relevant news and therefore knows about the new regulations, but for tourists who are only visiting New York City for a short time, most of them will not care about the news. If everyone enters the store, the store will have to reinterpret it. Once again, it will take a lot of time.
She believes that the city government should widely publicize the new regulations everywhere. In addition to helping owners save time, customers will also be more cooperative under the government's express regulations.
(Yan Jiaying)