Some area businesses concerned after Canton restaurants closed due to COVID-19

Some area business owners have a growing concern over COVID-19 after employees tested positive for the virus at three canton restaurants, forcing the businesses to temporarily close.

AREA BUSINESS OWNERS AFTEREMPLOYEES AT THREE CANTONRESTAURANTS TESTED POSITIVEFOR THE VIRUS.

THOSERESTAURANTS DECIDED TO CLOSETEMPORALLY OUT OF EXTREMECAUTION.

WMA━2 NEWS RAYSTRICKLAND TALKED TO ABUSINESS OWNER IN FELLS POINTABOUT KEEPING PEOPLE SAFEDURING A BUSY HOLIDAY WEEKENDTHAT COULD DRAW LARGE CROWDS.JAIME, I can tell you, thefact businesses decided toshutdown because of COVI━19in canton certainly got theattention of business ownershere in Fells Point.

One ofthem told me that hedoubling down on making surepeople wear a mask because hesays it would devastating ifhe had to shutdown again.

Now,just to go back to canton fora second, we got some video ofLeespotted a COVI━19 responseteam cleaning the restaurantItrestaurants forced to closebecause employees testedpositive for COVI━19.

Theseclosures come during a timewhen Governor Larry Hogan saysyoung people under 35 arecontracting the virus at analarming rate Now, here inFells point, a popular placefor young people, some havesaid young folks have not beentaking it seriously, notwearing their masks.

The ownerof Riptide Justin Brockmeyersays itdifficult to enforce the rulesbut ahead of the holidayweekend and after those cantonbusinesses closed he saysbusiness owners in fells pointwoncomes to keeping people safe.18 11 5“Everything worries mea little bit.

I got kids.

Igot parents.

I canthem until i know this gone.Itof making sure take the rightsteps.

Everybody got to makesure we stay clean, constantlywashing hands, constantlysanitizing mask on when youtalking to people, when youclose to people at all.

Ourcustomers, they got to eat,but they also got to keeptheir mask on.

Our employeesgot to keep their mask on allthe way through” AndBrockmeyer says for the mostpart people have done a gojob following the rulesbut hesaid when liquor getsinvolved& thatsometimes go downhill.

So areal challenge for businessthis holiday weekend, butit'sone they say they're readyto take on.

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