Restaurants Reopen: What Are They Doing?

The pink and blue horse illustration at the top of this article is not clickbait. It’s an example of what Prague’s Manifesto Market is doing as part of its reopening operation. Manifesto uses the unit of a horse length to help people visualize social distancing and the market layout will increase gaps between the tables to meet the mandatory distance requirement.

“We can tell Czech people are very disciplined and they have learnt the routine of how to protect themselves and others,” said Manifesto Founder Martin Barry. “But the desire is in the air to get back to social life and reconvene the life that has been paused for over two months. We can't wait to put our chairs back and become a pleasant place to spend time together. We’ve already been following enhanced hygiene protocols and taking the temperature of all employees who enter the market. Those measures will continue in the future.”

Barry noted another key factor the market utilizes that increases hygiene: …