A few have made the difficult decision to temporarily close in the interest of public health, while other restaurants have modified their hours, added delivery and curbside pickup, or changed their take-out policies.The restaurant industry is likely to be one of the hardest-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and, absent a clear government directive to shut down dining rooms, individual restaurants are responding in different ways. And while the doors for the restaurant … Bars were also ordered closed.On June 29, bars, previously allowed to reopen, closed after a spike in COVID-19 cases. Its Old Town and Columbia Heights locations remain open.Shaw’s subterranean cocktail bar Nocturne announced it will never reopen.Today I am closing Cafe Soleil forever. On July 13, restaurants and bars across the state closed to dine-in service, and reverted to a delivery and takeout model, after a spike in COVID-19 cases. The closures will be in place until July 24, but may be extended.On July 28, bars across the state closed to dine-in service, after a spike in COVID-19 cases. Kemp says priority for tests is being given to those at highest risk — the elderly, people who already have chronic illnesses, those in nursing homes or other long-term care facilities and first responders such as paramedics.All public schools in the state were ordered closed until March 31. Happy hour spot Magnolia Kitchen & Bar wrapped up a two-year run in Dupont Circle on Friday, July 10.Reliable happy hour spot Cafe Soleil just closed after a 12-year run near the White House.
Kemp has said he does not plan to impose any statewide curfews, business closures or forced quarantines. Social distancing is not only about preventing the illness itself, but rather, slowing the rate at which people get sick. More than 400 Waffle House restaurants have closed throughout the Southeast as officials work to reduce the spread of the deadly coronavirus.Officials say the employee has not worked in any restaurant since March 1 and only worked that one day during the past two weeks. Though the governor has not declared a state of emergency for all of Georgia, many local municipalities have.“Drastic measures must be taken to decelerate the spread of COVID-19,” Albany Mayor Bo Dorough said at a news conference Friday. Dine-in service set to resume on July 10.On July 22, the mayor of Baltimore announced that restaurants in the city must close to dine-in service by the end of the week, after a spike in COVID-19 cases. The closures will be in place for two weeks, but may be extended.Here’s how cities and states have re-closed as COVID-19 cases spikeOn June 26, bars, previously allowed to reopen, are closed after a spike in COVID-19 cases. On July 8, restaurants in Miami-Dade County must close to dine-in service, after a spike in COVID-19 cases.On July 3, restaurants in Nashville reverted to 50 percent capacity, after a spike in COVID-19 cases. The location actually quietly closed shortly before the pandemic reached the area, a manager tells Eater. Some are closing while others are modifying their service, while some are following their regular schedule. On July 3, restaurants and bars in Allegheny County closed to dine-in service after a spike in COVID-19 cases.