“Has anyone found the silver bullet?” he asked.
The quandary elicited several seconds of silence from the group of entrepreneurs and business leaders.
Ohio small business owners are similarly stumped as the state prepares to lift COVID restrictions which have been in place since March of last year.
On Wednesday, masks will no longer be required at retail stores and restaurants. Tables won’t need to be spaced at least 6 feet apart at pubs, taverns and diners. And capacity limits will be lifted on music and sports venues. It’s now up to individual business owners to decide whether customers need to keep their distance and wear face coverings.
Patrick Cooley
Business groups cheered Gov. Mike DeWine’s decision to lift all coronavirus-related restrictions on restaurants and bars, but some restaurant and bar owners found themselves fretting over whether or not to keep mask rules or social distancing restrictions in place.
Customers who aren’t actively eating and drinking are currently required by Ohio law to wear masks, and tables must be spaced at least six feet apart unless they can be separated by a partition. Those requirements end soon.
In a televised address Wednesday evening, DeWine said the state health department will lift all COVID-related regulations, aside from those governing nursing homes and assisted living facilities, on June 2, citing falling infection rates and rising vaccination rates.
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