New pandemic guidelines go into effect at midnight

Restaurants dealing with the changes

Bars and restaurants will be going back to takeout and delivery orders only.

Kimt news three's jeremy wall is finding out how restaurant owners and patrons are feeling as the deadline approaches ?

"* jeremy.

Xxx george and katie ?

"* dining rooms like the one here at pappy's in rochester will be cleared out for the next four weeks because like you mentioned ?

"* indoor dining wil be banned starting at 11:59 tonight.

Xxx time is running out for minnesotans to enjoy one last meal or drink at their favorite bars and restaraunts.

This is nothing new in terms of pandemic rules... back in march ?

"* eateries had to make the switch to takeout and delivery only.

Owners of pappy's place sheila and chris pappas say the difference then was they had financial aid.

We had quite a bit of help from the different government funding programs pappas is concerned there may not be as much funding available this time around... and while governor walz assured everyone yesterday that these new restrictions are based on guidance from experts ?

"* papps doesn't understand why restaurants need to close their doors.

I just got an email saying we don't even accumulate for two percent of the cases with covid but yet restaurants and bars are being singled out like were the super spreader.

The science just isn't there pappas is concerned about the toll the 4?

"*week shutdown will take on his business.

It's going to be a tremendous downturn going into the holiday season and now will be relying solely on take out food peggy and bob tri celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary at pappy's on this last day of indoor dining.

They understand the governor's decision.

He's only trying to help us, all of us, keep us safe, the state the hospital's are overwhelmed.

He's just trying to protect them it will be awhile before once the restricitons become effective, chris and sheila pappas will be furloughing their staff and having only family working.

Live in rochester, jeremy wall, kimt news 3.

/// thank you jeremy.

And again ?

*- those new pandemic restrictions will be in effect