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.
Waiters fix chairs at a restaurant overlooking the Pigeons Rock, as Lebanon begins to ease nationwide lockdown due to spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beirut, Lebanon May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher - RC2PHG9CXB7K
Waiters adjust chairs at a restaurant overlooking Pigeon Rocks as Lebanon begins to ease a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, in Beirut, Lebanon, May 4, 2020. - REUTERS/Aziz Taher
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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.

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