That article is mostly correct, and policy wasn't changed very recently. High schools and universities closed mid-March, for example. But the article is slight

That article is mostly correct, and policy wasn't changed very recently. High schools and universities closed mid-March, for example. But the article is slightly weaselly in its wording. Yes, bars and restaurants are open, but it's take-out or table service only, and you typically leave every other table empty so that people are sitting 2m away from everyone else. The actual bar part of bars and restaurants are closed. Note how the picture in that article is taken at a low angle so you can't clearly see the spacing between the people at the tables. A photo from the side would show a completely different picture.