'Like resting on a bed of nails': Restaurants on closing doors amid COVID-19

Data shared by OpenTable, an app and website that provides reservation services to 60,000 restaurants, shows that indeed people are opting not to go out for dinner because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I had a lot of extended conversations with my parents, who were reluctant to close the restaurant because they’re so used to staying open through everything, even power outages in the city, we’d still be open,” he said. “But we have a very close relationship with our customers and our employees and endangering any of them for the sake of trying to make a few extra bucks is not worth it.”

According to health officials, elderly people and those with pre-existing medical conditions are the most vulnerable to the novel coronavirus. “We get our eggs from farmers in Newmarket and we get our beef from Hamilton so those farms are going to struggle,” he said. “All that was weighing on me.” Filar is calling on the provincial and federal government to step up and “help the little person out.”

Quit whinning and do the right thing instead of the problem.

I wish we could all get a UBI payment like they're going to be doing in the US. If we're all stuck at home, most of us will probably spend it on takeout and donations to relief efforts, and stuff like that - it would help keep the economy afloat and make us all feel better.

Let's, hope that the government will follow threw on their promises to help bussiness

If you were successfull with your business you will survive, if not sucks to be you with a lousy customer rating

It’s a shit restaurant anyways their closure helps more people’s stomachs then providing a place for the virus to spread

rexglacer They should have diversified.

rexglacer This is spreading more fear. How about produce ideas to save business like, skip the dishes for all these business and hire more drivers

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