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One of the most difficult parts of the reopening of the country has allowed the restoration to resumeRestaurants. Research highlighted the health benefits ofmasksBut the guests do not really have any choice than to go out while they ate. In addition, evidence has shown that the risk of virus propagation increases more time than an infected person spends at the same location, building the "viral load". So, the natural instinct of savoring a quiet meal follows the best precautions of coronavirus a real challenge.

Still inMany states and citiesThe restaurants open their doors, welcoming dinners with a high amount of space between the tables. In these places, it is crucial thatnew rules In safe and healthy behavior, not only in the way the guests interact with each other, but how they interact with their servers-are followed. And a new question that has become something of a taboo in this strange new world is to ask a server: "Can I borrow your pen?"

It looks like a harmful question and once you have not thought twice before Covid-19. But in these strange moments, ask a pen to a restaurant - to sign the check or note a note to give to a dinner boy - is a violation of the politeness of the pandemic.

"Bring your own pen to sign the check," saysDr. Charles Parks Richardson, CEO ofKRS GLOBAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. "Most restaurants do not provide new pens for each table or clean up after each use."

Not only Take the pen of a server exposes you to potentially dangerous bacteria, but it also makes them favor. They do not know when you have washed or disinfected your hands, or how careful you have been, you must then clean up their pen just to be safe.

Concern about this Long Beach Led Beach Cheantay Jensen server to direct his recent restaurant on the restaurant work during the pandemic "Do not touch my pen: what it's like being a server during COVID-19. "

A larger problem is that the loan of a pen requires the server to enter your personal space, to put them in close contact with you because they put the pen, then the recovery when you have finished with it.

"You should limit your contact with servers and waitresses," says Richardson. "Be courteous and polite as always, but reduce the small conversation that does not concern the restaurant or your order." (In touch:These two states can delay an indoor dining room indefinitely.)

Don Woolf, a restaurant server and a bartender in Chicago, emphasized the challenges that servers have to avoid close interaction with customers ofan open letter To the governor of Illinois, J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor, Lori Lightfoot. He expressed his concerns about the lack of attention to the safety of restaurant workers, stressing that restaurant employees are required to wear a blanket at any time, although guests can remove their face coatings when you are Sitting.

"Imagine a waitress serving a six-tower," writes Woolf. "She leans nearby to hear the order of each customer. It's strong, and some of them shout in his ear. She wears a mask to protect them; they do not wear anything to protect her. She is leaning Again and still all the party, bringing drinks, cleaning plates, taking credit cards, depositing check presenters. Now, imagine that one of these customers was asymptomatic and losing a virus with each breath. "

It's a frightening situation, full of risks for the server. By bringing your own pen to the meal, you can help the server avoid at least one of these uncomfortable and dangerous interactions. For more, check these40 ways to stay safe when restaurants reopen near you.