At least seven more communities in the Greater Boston area have set up stricter rules when it comes to getting takeout from restaurants, joining a number of others in the region that have also put such orders into place.
According to several sources, both customers and restaurant workers in Danvers, Framingham, Marblehead, Melrose, Peabody, and Whitman are now required to wear face masks or other forms of protective face coverings, with customers having to do so when going inside an establishment to pick up food. In addition, Somerville's ruling goes into effect on Wednesday and applies to both indoor and outdoor public spaces, though there will be a one-week grace period, according to the official order.
These cities and towns are just a few of an ever-growing list of communities instituting rules that go beyond the simple recommendation of wearing masks by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, including Abington, Beverly, Braintree, Brookline, Everett, Lynn, Medford, Quincy, Revere, Salem, and Swampscott.
Massachusetts restaurants and bars continue to be under a shutdown of sorts where they are only allowed to offer takeout and/or delivery due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)
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