As counties across the Bay Area urge companies and
organizers to cancel large events in an effort to limit the spread of the novel
coronavirus, some San Jose businesses are feeling the impact.
One of the big events downtown this weekend is Cinequest —
which is good news for some businesses because it means visitors from out of
town will likely go out to eat.
But people at those businesses said that the crowds are
low-key, with the pace of customers slowing over the last few days.
The restaurant owners of Culinary Corner eagerly welcomed late-night diners, and have placed bottles of hand sanitizer everywhere.
“I sanitize myself, I sanitize the screen to make sure when
the next customer comes they can be clean,” said Culinary Corner owner Tiffani
Tu.
Around downtown San Jose, Friday night venues were not as busy
as they usually are. One spot where there was a crowd was at a VIP event for
Cinequest. Film makers say they are happy to be there, but are taking
precautions. One documentary film producer said she has her hand sanitizer with
her everywhere she goes.
For its part, Cinequest has installed hand sanitizer
dispensers outside each of its theaters. Though the film fest will continue through
the weekend, they’re holding a news conference Saturday morning to announce
some schedule changes.
Source: NBC Bay Area
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