**Covid+ guest dined at our restaurant** (Osteria Du - we just opened). Got a voicemail from them on Sunday, the day after we announced closing our dining rooms. They had dined with us on Thursday, but didn't know that they had been exposed until Friday.
We immediately did ...
We immediately did ...
rapid tests for service staff, and they were negative. We tested again today, just to be more certain. It is not possible to get PCR tests done in a timely manner right now.
We also called the guests who were at a nearby table, and they reported no symptoms and were planning ..
We also called the guests who were at a nearby table, and they reported no symptoms and were planning ..
to have rapid tests done too. (The remaining tables were in a different area, at least 30' away).
We were fortunate. Maybe our safety protocols were effective against omicron, or maybe the guests didn't happen to be infectious that night.
But this is happening at every ...
We were fortunate. Maybe our safety protocols were effective against omicron, or maybe the guests didn't happen to be infectious that night.
But this is happening at every ...
open venue right now, most with little or no safety protocols.
Our safety protocols:
-All staff are double vaccinated
-Reduced capacity with generous spacing between tables
-Service staff have N95 level masks (just received that day before dinner!)
...
Our safety protocols:
-All staff are double vaccinated
-Reduced capacity with generous spacing between tables
-Service staff have N95 level masks (just received that day before dinner!)
...
-Wall-height acrylic partitions that partially enclose each table
-HEPA air purifier for each table
-More HEPA air purifiers throughout the dining space
-Upgraded filter for HVAC
None of this is mandated by gov't. No guidelines are given, but we implemented this because ...
-HEPA air purifier for each table
-More HEPA air purifiers throughout the dining space
-Upgraded filter for HVAC
None of this is mandated by gov't. No guidelines are given, but we implemented this because ...
we want everyone to be as safe as can be.
And we still decided to close (happened to be 1 day before we knew about exposure). A decision I had been wrestling with for a week. There just isn't enough information on omicron.
...
And we still decided to close (happened to be 1 day before we knew about exposure). A decision I had been wrestling with for a week. There just isn't enough information on omicron.
...
**Every venue with poor ventilation is a super spreader event waiting to happen.** (Maybe even with good ventilation?) Multiply every restaurant, bar, venue still open in Ontario by every hour they're open, and factor in the rapidly growing number of infected guests. Then ...
consider how many people will be unwittingly infecting family members in a few days.
Not enough tests for people to manage risk level. (BTW, we still have some tests in case anyone nearby really needs some.)
A lockdown before Christmas would be politically unpopular, but ...
Not enough tests for people to manage risk level. (BTW, we still have some tests in case anyone nearby really needs some.)
A lockdown before Christmas would be politically unpopular, but ...
overwhelmed hospitals and more deaths is far worse. Will our politicians make the right decision?
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
