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St .Louis Orders Downtown Restaurant To Close Immediately; Cites Continuous COVID-19 Violations
Health authorities have ordered a downtown restaurant to close, citing violations of COVID-19 restrictions
December 15 2020
ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) - Health authorities have ordered a downtown restaurant to close, citing violations of COVID-19 restrictions.
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The St. Louis Department of Health has ordered the Reign Restaurant to close. In a letter, health officials say that people at Reign have continuously ignored orders on mask-wearing and social distancing.
The city cites posts on Instagram showing patrons packed inside, without masks on.
The letter goes onto say that the restaurant must stay closed until:
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- COVID-19 positivity rate is at or below 5 percent in St. Louis City for 30 days.
- The vaccine becomes available for the general population and the city gets herd immunity.
- The CDC declares the pandemic over.
The restaurant is owned by Dana Kelly, who is running for mayor in 2021. News 4 reached out to her for comment, but she did not directly speak about the closure but on a shooting that happened over the weekend outside of the restaurant.