Some bar owners say the decision to close through New Year's, is out of 'an abundance of caution' over the omicron variant.
SAN FRANCISCO -- With the omicron variant starting to surge, some San Francisco bars and restaurants are making a difficult decision to close temporarily out of caution. This comes just days before New Year's Eve.Cappelletti says he made the tough choice before Christmas to temporarily close his Castro District bar, Moby Dick, just as the omicron variant started to spike.
"I think it's smart, I'm hearing how the omicron variant can be easily be transmitted indoors," said bar patron Dave Cunningham."Closing ten days or a month would mean the end of the dream, we love what we do, we're going to keep fighting," said Santeria owner Eduardo Sandoval.Lily Nguyen is organizing several large-scale New Year's Eve parties in San Francisco, including a mascaraed ball at Origin Nightclub.
"But when you're talking 30, 40, 50 people celebrating and you do not know the status of the vaccination, I would recommend stay away this year," Fauci said.
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