Yep. Jumping off the headland is ok!
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It is even funny to think about but my mind is only imagining if they took this decision because it would be ridiculous if people could eat in but not in the parks or anywhere outside their homes or restaurants. It would be hilarious if not tragic.
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I am so furious I could punch someone.
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âBecause restaurants require removing masks before indoor dining, they wonât be opened up for indoor dining. This goes against the CECCâs measuresâ
No shit! And are they coming up with subsidies for these busnisses?
âTaipei states itâs not possible to inspect the 600 crane claw machines in Taipei as to whether they have staff there, so Taipei may differ from other cities in not being able to reopen crane claw machinesâ
How about just closing them, forever! Nothing good about it, just money laundering for the mafia.
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Pictures were appearing online of restaurants installing partitions and spreading out seating.
I really cannot imagine the owners and workers who held on, thinking they had made it then to have the rug jerked out from under them an hour later like this.
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Why are people so pissed here? Taipei Mayor said that they will adhere to CECC except reopening restaurants will happen a week later.
Where did they say âa week laterâ? I missed that.
All Iâve seen is this, which if I read it right, doesnât mean theyâll open a week later, but rather that theyâll decide after another week. (And remember, theyâve already waited, what, 10 days or so? Wasnât the go-ahead given for restaurants to open last week?)
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As of July 12, yeah. If I were a restaurant owner Iâd be beyond pissed. It seems increasing restrictions are centralized, but when thereâs central authority calls for restrictions to be loosened, suddenly everything is local. Total bull.
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I donât get it either. Indoor dinning and holding large gatherings indoors are some of the most likely event to lead to spread. I think both of the mayors are taking a better course than the CECC.
The CECC is allowing high risk activities while not allowing low risk ones like taking masks off outside when able to socially distance, makes no sense, unless itâs just about money and appearing to be Covid safe.
There is no reason that restaurants canât stay closed longer, no one is preventing them from making money they can still do take out and delivery.
CECC could soon fix the Cities / Counties that donât follow their recommendations. Simply hold back any further Vaccine allocations - that will light a few fuses.
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Delivery doesnât bring in the same business as dine-in and some jobs that are redundant for delivery models, such as wait staff, will be let go.
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âKo states that Taipei will adhere with the central government, but theyâll delay on reopening indoor dining next week, and will wait a week âŚâ
Thatâs a weird way of adhering!
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Do you think every restaurant is set up for delivery or take out?
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English-language article summarizing todayâs developments:
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I do wonder what the implications are for buxibans here. Kids can come back but no eating? If kids can come backâŚhow many parents will be ok with that?
Yes and no. I agree that New Taipei Cityâs stated prioritization of 1) outside activities, 2) indoor always-masked, and 3) indoor sometimes without masks does make sense. But, if Iâve got it right, the CECC today also said the beaches could open - and upthread it was reported that, nope, New Taipei wouldnât open the beaches. So if thatâs correct, theyâre not exactly being consistent.
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No, but I do think every restaurant could innovate and come up with a solution. My hometown even had the local theater delivering popcorn and movie snacks during the spring when they were closed for Covid.
How about gatherings and weddings? Eating allowed? But hey, you need to take off your mask to do so! Frigginâ idiots!
Did you read about the many that tried and failed, investing additional funds and not succeeding?
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