"There will be no profits for us while we are social distancing," said Blaiss Nowak, another Georgia restaurateur who chose to reopen when restrictions were lifted last month. He hopes that by opening now, his employees will be trained to deal with social distancing when customers feel more safe returning to eat. In Italy, thousands of restaurant owners have protested the government's proposed social distancing measures, which are due to take effect when eateries are allowed to reopen on June 1. Social distancing at the pubBars are even worse off than restaurants, according to Gagan Gurung, the owner of Hong Kong's Tell Camellia. The Irish government has set a reopening date of August 10 for pubs, but has not yet provided guidelines on social distancing.

Source: CNN May 17, 2020 04:30 UTC