5 Key Things To Remember Before Dining Out During A Pandemic

By: Nick Jones on 4:38 PM

Now that many restaurants are reopening, many might also be planning to go back to their favorite food outlets. It's actually the time for them to do the things they haven't done for a long time. Also, the gradual lifting of stay-at-home restrictions might actually cause people to return to restaurant dining. Though there's never a hundred percent assurance of safety, still many are anticipating it. Meanwhile, if you are one of those who wanna dine out during pandemic, here are a few things you need to remember.

1. Mask is a must

Wearing a mask is a must since it is your first line of defense from other diners who cough or sneeze near you and it can also protect other people from you when you do the same. This minimizes the spread of Coronavirus since masks prevent respiratory droplets from spreading—which is primarily how the virus spreads.

2. Bring sanitizers

As much as you should avoid touching high-touch surfaces, it is really inevitable to hold the doorknob when going to bathrooms, get in contact with cash when paying and other surfaces that might contain the virus. Though this is not the primary way of how the virus spreads, still it is important to sanitize your hands with a sanitizer of at least 60% alcohol content. Aside from your hands, you might as well sanitize surfaces after you touch them to keep other diners safe in case you're an asymptomatic carrier.

3. Minimize contact with your server

Instead of calling the server from time to time when you want to order something, order all at once and let the server get all the utensils only after you finished, that way, you and the server are kept safe as much as possible through minimized contact.

4. Choose cashless payment options

While cash can become a reservoir for millions of pathogens, and can even be passed from one person to another, you can minimize the risk of getting infected by choosing cashless payment options instead of the usual payment method.

5. Choose restaurants with temperature checks

Restaurants with temperature checks always ensure the safety of their diners. It is better to choose these kinds of restaurants, because anyone with high temperature cannot dine in to keep other diners as safe as possible.

It is important to do all necessary precautions when dining outside since dining out during a pandemic really poses a lot of uncertainty. Though it means being able to go back to our favorite restaurants, still, it is a huge gamble on our part and we cannot guarantee our safety as one wrong move can already make us go home disease-stricken. Understanding the risk before deciding to eat outside is important. During this pandemic, what's better is to stay home, instead of going out and jeopardizing out safety, why not wait in the comfort of our homes while we order from our trusted food delivery services.

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