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Tables situated two metres apart have a six-person limit and individuals must be from the same household or, if they live alone, they can only be with their two designated close contacts. Contact information has to be collected from one person in each dining party for easier contact tracing in the future.
In-person dining is scheduled to close by 11 p.m. every night with liquor service ending at 10 p.m., and no entertainment like VLTs, pool tables or live music is permitted. The protocols are similar to those in place before the mid-December closures.
Black said there seems to be a lot of pent-up demand for dining in and limiting tables to members of the same household will be the most challenging restriction to uphold.
“It’s virtually impossible for us to police that internally, so we have to trust that our customers are doing the right thing,” said Black. “Everyone is really excited to go out so I can imagine it’ll be a busy week for restaurants.”
Brennen Wowk, owner of Bo’s Bar & Stage in Red Deer, has been busy bringing back staff, retraining on protocols, cleaning and ordering food.
“People have been great in supporting us through this. And we can’t wait to see them dine in again … But the cohorts and curfew rules will limit our business quite a bit,” said Wowk, who’s also a board member of the Alberta Hospitality Association.
Alongside the AHA, he is calling on continued support from the government for businesses to help navigate the shortfalls caused by the restrictions.
The protocols at gyms and fitness centres ensure only scheduled one-on-one training sessions are permitted, which includes dance studios, swimming pools and skating arenas. The requirements for maintaining a safe environment for the one-on-one training sessions include a minimum of three metres’ distance between pairs of trainers and clients.
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, reminded people via Twitter on Sunday to stay home and arrange for testing if they’re experiencing symptoms.
“As we begin stage one of our path forward (Monday), let’s continue to make safe, responsible choices to help keep our cases and hospitalization numbers on their downward trend,” Hinshaw posted.
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