Coming Health Directive will loosen restrictions on restaurants
“Our numbers are going in the right direction, which is really positive,” said Shelby County Health Department director Alisa Haushalter, seen here in January. “We do think it’s time to start opening things up but to do that in a very conservative way so we don’t have a surge very quickly.” (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Bar seating, later hours and more capacity for restaurants are all possibilities in Health Directive 18, which should be effective late next week.
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Jennifer Biggs is a native Memphian and veteran food writer and journalist who covers all things food, dining and spirits related for The Daily Memphian.
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