In the post lockdown world, several businesses are coming upalternatives to stay safe from the novel coronavirus and in the process earntheir client¡¯s trust.
In Italy, several restaurants are ditching age-old papermenus and switching to the modern and contactless QR code system.
Restaurateurs, who reopened, have bent over backwards to giveclients a safe dining experience reports Reuters.
¡°Finally after two-and-a-half-months of imprisonment, I¡¯vemanaged to come out, not just to go to the supermarket but to a restaurant.It¡¯s great satisfaction and if you eat well, it is even better,¡± said StefanoPrati.
The 53-year-old local had just finished eating a plate of¡°pasta alla carbonara¡± a Roman speciality, on Wednesday at Da Enzo, arestaurant tucked away in the Trastevere neighbourhood.
Customers, even older ones, are adapting. ¡°They¡¯re a bitsurprised at first, some fear they won¡¯t be able to use it, but then theyrealise it¡¯s very easy and they¡¯re happy,¡± said owner Maria Chiara Di Felice,37.
Chefs wear masks, gloves and safety goggles as they fry¡°carciofi alla Romana,¡± or artichokes Roman style, to perfection.
Tables have been reduced by almost half and re-arranged tobe at least one metre apart, with stickers of the restaurant¡¯s logo dotted inrectangles on the floor to keep them there. After patrons leave, staffdisinfect tables and chairs.
A similar contactless safety measure has been introduced bythe Chennai Mero rail with foot-operated elevators. The idea which has beenincorporated in the CMRL Admin Building at Koyambedu is likely to beimplemented at metro stations across the city.
All Inputs Reuters