Some Lebanese restaurants reopen with restrictions in place
Not all Lebanese restaurants could afford to reopen after the government allowed them to operate at a limited capacity today.
Lebanese restaurants and other businesses reopened today, but some coronavirus-restrictions remain in place.
The Lebanese government issued new directives today allowing restaurants, hair salons and car dealerships to reopen. Restaurants can operate from 5 a.m. until 9 p.m., but can only hold up to 30% of their capacity for customers. Staff must wear masks and gloves and also provide hand sanitizer to patrons, the Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star reported.
Cafes, club and bars will remain closed until June. Some eligible businesses did not reopen today because they would lose money with the 30% capacity restriction, The Associated Press reported.
One Beirut resident told Al-Monitor that he saw a mix of open and closed restaurants today in the city.
