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I don’t think it’ll last long. I’ve a colleague in Shanghai, an Italian that has lived there for 3 years. He says things are pretty much back to normal - the clubs are open too.

That said, I think restaurants need to innovate and give customers confidence. Places that are buffets will need to do something, I can see people being very wary of them. Other places have a salad bar, they might have to make them staff access only or at least have hand sanitizer at the start (with a BIG sign saying you MUST use it!). Would people prefer servers wearing a mask or a face shield? ...probably something at least. Frequently changing gloves, advertise they are required to wash their hands every 15 minutes...etc. etc. Oh, and CONSTANTLY disinfect electronic payment systems - after each use (I saw Chili’s moved to a touchscreen tablet for payment, you could tell it hadn’t been cleaned, greasy finger prints all over it - yuk!).

I think most people, if they see care is being taken, will quickly forget as this dies down. We ENJOY going out. I think most would be ok with a COVID surcharge for the time being. I’ve been one of the lucky ones and have been able to work from home. I’ve *saved* money because of this, no driving, no eating out, etc.. I’M READY TO SPEND!!
I don’t think I’m alone either.

Chin up!