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Masks, temperature checks, customers' logs mark 'new normal' at US restaurants

In the United States, staff wearing masks, checking customers' temperatures and using disposable paper place mats have become new normal at some of the restaurants reopened for dine-in service as states loosened more restrictions amid COVID19. However, many eateries are still closed amid safety concerns and community backlash.<br />''   <br />''Restaurants in Georgia and Tennessee and Anchorage, Alaska, welcomed diners back, albeit for a different dine-in experience than before the pandemic forced restaurants to close or limit their services to take-out and delivery.<br />'' <br />''In Louisiana, the governor said restaurants will be allowed to seat people outside starting Friday, though without wait service at the tables.<br />'' <br />''In Georgia, dine-in service and movie screenings were allowed to resume a few days after some other businesses, including barbershops, gyms, tattoo shops and nail salons, began seeing customers Friday.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">In Tennessee, state officials allowed restaurants to reopen in 89 of 95 counties starting yesterday. Contrary to this, many other restaurants decided it wasn't yet time to reopen fearing reopening may help spread the virus. </span><br />

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