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Yes, and? Where I live, well over 50% of all new community cases have been associated with bars and restaurants. The bars have been ordered closed until there'
by bleepblorp 6y ago
Yes, and?
Where I live, well over 50% of all new community cases have been associated with bars and restaurants. The bars have been ordered closed until there's an effective vaccine. The restaurants are open, but patronage is far below pre-pandemic levels because, even without a government order, most people don't want to risk dying for a restaurant meal.
The reality is that bars and restaurants aren't safe to operate as long as SARS-CoV-2 is spreading in the population. This is a catastrophe for their owners and employees, but it is the epidemiological reality.
Most countries don't allow businesses to stockpile explosives in residential areas because the risks of an unintended mass casualty event is too high. During this pandemic, operating a bar or restaurant is similarly unacceptably dangerous and cannot be permitted any more than residential storage of explosives can be permitted.
No amount of bleating about 'muh rent payments' or 'muh rights' will change this, or make patrons decide to risk their own lives for the benefit of the industry.