Three more communities in the Greater Boston area have set up stricter rules when it comes to dining.
According to an article in the Everett Independent, customers who wish to pick up takeout orders at restaurants in Everett are now required to wear a mask or another type of protective face covering as do the restaurant workers, while the town of Winthrop has instituted a similar ruling as has Abington. (In addition, plexiglass shields will need to be set up in Everett dining spots so that people behind the counter and customers are separated.) Everett, Winthrop, and Abington join a growing number of cities and towns in the region that are instituting rules that go beyond the basic face mask recommendations of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with Braintree, Lynn, Medford, Swampscott, Beverly, Revere, Quincy, Brookline, and Salem all having similar mandates, though Lynn (and the Revere Beach part of Revere) is also not allowing customers to go inside dining spots.
Currently, Massachusetts restaurants and bars are only allowed to offer takeout and/or delivery due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with the tentative end date of the restrictions being May 4, though this date could certainly be pushed back.
by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)
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