COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions are again increased

Capacity limits across many industries will drop for 40% to 25% effective the day after Christmas as COVID-19 continue to soar.

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– News covered by Quincy Quarry News with commentary added.

COVID-19 pandemic Restrictions are again increased.

While Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced the new restrictions on Tuesday before the Christmas holiday further restricting capacity in all manner of indoor venues, the new rules kicked in on the day after Christmas just in time to hinder the traditional day after Christmas sale shopping frenzy and gift returns.

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In response, while most businesses and other facilities will be allowed to continue to open their doors, albeit with limited capacity, it is unclear how many will bother. 

After all, many movie theaters, various other businesses, and all manner of not for profits in the metro Boston area had already closed their doors when capacity was recently cut to 40% earlier this month.

In turn, it is unclear which of those that have closed their doors may resume operations after the pandemic abates or at least partially return after understandable downsizings by those businesses with multiple locations. 

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Additionally, with many restaurant operators already hanging on by a napkin, it is only reasonable to assume that at least some are now wondering if they can continue to stay in operation given a further reduction in their indoor dining capacity and takeout orders or if they are going to throw in their kitchen towels.

Further, those in charge of all manner of other sorts of operations open to the public, ranging from casinos to houses of worship to museums to zoos, have to be pondering what might be their futures.

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Granted, eventually enough people will probably opt to take the COVID-19 vaccine to be able to so achieve herd immunity and such would allow for a new normal to emerge.

What would be that new normal, however, is far from certain, much less how long will it take to emerge.

Case in point: what is the future of major urban centers both domestically as well as internationally? 

After all, online shopping has long been changing the way retail businesses conduct business. 

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Plus, working remotely is likely to continue to experience steady growth even after one only properly adjusts for the dramatic working remotely spike that was fueled by the pandemic but which likely moderate at least some after the pandemic eventually abates.

in other words, who only knows other than that things will surely be different.

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