No appetite for dining in
Amid a spike in Omicron cases, restaurants grapple with a dip in reservations, a rise in cancellations and even temporary closures.
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THE current spike in Omicron cases is curbing the appetites of diners as restaurants grapple with a dip in reservations, a rise in cancellations and even temporary closures as staff at upscale and Michelin-starred eateries including Saint Pierre and Zen come down with the virus.
Restaurants interviewed reported a drop of 10 to 30 per cent in reservations since January - a combination of the post-festive calm and the start of the Omicron wave.
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