As many as one in five restaurant bookings are being cancelled in Sydney as fears of contracting COVID-19 or being forced into isolation ahead of Christmas lead people to stay home by choice | Nigelgladstone
stay and sleep in a separate room, use a separate bathroom if available, or clean a shared bathroom after use, do not be in the same room as another person, do not share household items including dishes, cups, towels and bedding.you cannot go to work, go to any public places , use public transport, have any visitors in your home, unless they are providing healthcare, emergency maintenance or emergency services.
Elliot Solomon, chief executive of Solotel which operates 24 bars and restaurants across Sydney and Brisbane including the Golden Sheaf, Aria Sydney, the Clock Hotel and Opera Bar, said his group had lost 20 per cent of its bookings across its pubs, bars and restaurants all the way up to end of year - in just the past two days.
Garfish Crows Nest manager Kunal Verma said he had taken many calls from people asking about the vaccination status of staff and whether they allow non-vaccinated diners at the restaurant.“I just had a table of ten cancel for next week because of COVID, some of them have got it and some are worried they are going to catch it,” Mr Verma said. “A few of my friends have got restaurants, and they are seeing the same thing.
Dr Walker said two weeks ago there were fewer than a dozen patients needing to see her for testing or diagnosis but on Saturday the clinic saw almost 100 people.
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