Re:The state of the restaurant industry
by bowmessage on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @01:30PM
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That's not exactly a realistic outlook on what will ultimately be a temporary situation.
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It all depends on how long it is temporary. Current predictions are 2-3 months, which I think it is already too much time for most restaurants.
Germany's Robert Koch Institute just spoke of "up to two years" today...
(Near the bottom of the page if you can read German: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/coronavirus-deutschland-rki... )
Re:The state of the restaurant industry
by Mediterraneo10 on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @05:13PM
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That “up to two years” applies to how long it would take for 60–70% of people to get the virus if you are aiming for a “herd immunity” scenario. It doesn’t claim that the present lockdown will last two years.
Oh, the first version of the text read differently, there is a correction at the bottom.
Re:The state of the restaurant industry
by bowmessage on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @01:48PM
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As always, new restaurants will take the place of shuttered ones. It won't be easy, but "eating out" as a practice will not disappear!
Re:The state of the restaurant industry
by PaulDavisThe1st on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @05:59PM
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NYT opinion piece talks in terms of 3 or 4 "waves" of social distancing spread over 1-2 years.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/opinion/coronavirus-socia...