As some states have begun to allow businesses to reopen following the coronavirus quarantine period, a small but growing number of Americans are now dining out at restaurants. That’s according to data from OpenTable, which says that bookings -- a number that’s been down 100% year-on-year almost every day since March 21 -- had eased to down 98% on Thursday.
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These numbers are being driven by states that have moved to reopen their economies, including Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.
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The quickest recovery has been in Texas and Oklahoma. Both states saw restaurant foot traffic down 87% year-on-year May 7 from the same day in 2019.
I can't help but feel these places are the canaries in the mine. With 5-14 days before onset of symptoms I'm more interested to see what happens in the next 2 - 4 weeks.
I can't help but feel these places are the canaries in the mine.
With 5-14 days before onset of symptoms I'm more interested to see what happens in the next 2 - 4 weeks.
Yep. I’m her in California just watching. I don’t want people to get ill but I suspect this will not go well. Perhaps some places will be fine but I imagine others will have more deaths.
Yep. I’m her in California just watching. I don’t want people to get ill but I suspect this will not go well. Perhaps some places will be fine but I imagine others will have more deaths.
Near as I can tell, at least my part of California has already stepped down the amount of social distancing they're doing. I've continued to stay in my house as much as possible, but a lot of...
Near as I can tell, at least my part of California has already stepped down the amount of social distancing they're doing. I've continued to stay in my house as much as possible, but a lot of friends have already started gathering again. I've heard plenty of "there's a group here" noise from my neighbors in the last few days, too. The roads definitely seem to be more full than they were in late March.
I'll be interested to see what actually changes as we slowly start to ease things up over the next few weeks.
At least America will serve as an example of what happens if you simply ignore the problem.
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I can't help but feel these places are the canaries in the mine.
With 5-14 days before onset of symptoms I'm more interested to see what happens in the next 2 - 4 weeks.
Yep. I’m her in California just watching. I don’t want people to get ill but I suspect this will not go well. Perhaps some places will be fine but I imagine others will have more deaths.
Near as I can tell, at least my part of California has already stepped down the amount of social distancing they're doing. I've continued to stay in my house as much as possible, but a lot of friends have already started gathering again. I've heard plenty of "there's a group here" noise from my neighbors in the last few days, too. The roads definitely seem to be more full than they were in late March.
I'll be interested to see what actually changes as we slowly start to ease things up over the next few weeks.