Just because restaurants are opening up againdoesnt mean it is safe to go.
Before you make your dinner reservations, here are some risk factors and precautionary measures you should probably consider.
Youll also want to consider the area you live in.
Its also important to assess the overall risknot just to yourself but to the other people in the restaurant.
Given how hard these past few months have been, its no wonder people want to dine out.
If relaxation is the goal, its worth limiting as many sources of anxiety as possible.
Gather information before you go
Some restaurants will have better precautions in place than others.
Youll want to have an idea of how they are handling reopening before you make a reservation.
Checking out their website or social media accounts, or simply call and ask.
Are the tables far enough apart?
Are diners packed too closely together?
Are people wearing masks?
Dont stay too long
The risk of transmission is, in many ways, a probability game.
The longer you are in an enclosed area with other people, themore likely you are to get infected.
Spending an hour in a restaurant will be less risky than spending three hours there.
As weve discussed previously, risk isnt an all-or-none scenario, butexists on a spectrum.
