A New York City restaurant is taking the temperature of every person who enters, in an attempt to ease concerns about dining out during the state’s coronavirus outbreak.
Sushi Katsuei, an omakase restaurant with locations in Manhattan’s West Village and Brooklyn’s Park Slope, posted a sign on its doors saying that “for everyone’s safety” it would take the temperature of all diners, couriers and staff who walked in.
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“The West Village has lots of tourists,” one of the restaurant’s owners, Aye Aye Swe, told Eater New York. “We have people coming here from a lot of different states and countries. I need to protect myself, the customer, and my staff.”
The restaurant is using a laser thermometer that can be pointed at a person’s mouth, without the need to touch skin. So far, no one who has entered the restaurant has displayed an above-average temperature. However, the World Health Organization advises that a person may be contagious with coronavirus for five days without displaying any symptoms.
There are at least 62 confirmed cases of coronavirus in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio said in an interview with CNN Thursday morning. The mayor said he did not plan to close schools, the subway system, or theaters.
“I don’t want to see Broadway go dark if we can avoid it,” de Blasio said during the interview. “I want to see if we can strike some kind of balance.”
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On Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the postponement of New York’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade that typically brings 150,000 marchers and two million spectators to New York’s Fifth Avenue. Parades have also been delayed in Chicago, Boston, and even Ireland.
Additionally, New York City Council Member Corey Johnson called for the city to temporarily ban gatherings of more than 250 people. “Other cities and states around the country are taking this responsible step,” Johnson said, according to the New York Post. “New York City should as well.”
For more information on how to remain healthy in a crowd during the coronavirus pandemic, check out Travel + Leisure’s helpful tips for events.
A New York City restaurant is taking the temperature of every person who enters, in an attempt to ease concerns about dining out during the state’s coronavirus outbreak.
Sushi Katsuei, an omakase restaurant with locations in Manhattan’s West Village and Brooklyn’s Park Slope, posted a sign on its doors saying that “for everyone’s safety” it would take the temperature of all diners, couriers and staff who walked in.
“The West Village has lots of tourists,” one of the restaurant’s owners, Aye Aye Swe, told Eater New York. “We have people coming here from a lot of different states and countries. I need to protect myself, the customer, and my staff.”
The restaurant is using a laser thermometer that can be pointed at a person’s mouth, without the need to touch skin. So far, no one who has entered the restaurant has displayed an above-average temperature. However, the World Health Organization advises that a person may be contagious with coronavirus for five days without displaying any symptoms.
There are at least 62 confirmed cases of coronavirus in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio said in an interview with CNN Thursday morning. The mayor said he did not plan to close schools, the subway system, or theaters.
“I don’t want to see Broadway go dark if we can avoid it,” de Blasio said during the interview. “I want to see if we can strike some kind of balance.”
On Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the postponement of New York’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade that typically brings 150,000 marchers and two million spectators to New York’s Fifth Avenue. Parades have also been delayed in Chicago, Boston, and even Ireland.
Additionally, New York City Council Member Corey Johnson called for the city to temporarily ban gatherings of more than 250 people. “Other cities and states around the country are taking this responsible step,” Johnson said, according to the New York Post. “New York City should as well.”
For more information on how to remain healthy in a crowd during the coronavirus pandemic, check out Travel + Leisure’s helpful tips for events.
