Ross Businesses Reeling From Coronavirus Clousres

ROSS TOWNSHIP, PA - This bustling township is going to resemble a ghost town for the new two weeks as restaurants, gyms, coffee shops and other retailers have closed after state officials announced extreme measures to try to slow the coronavirus, or COVID-19.

Gov. Tom Wolf on Sunday ordered Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties to stop dine-in service. On Monday, Wolf told all non-essential retail businesses in the state to close, shutting down theaters, malls, salons, entertainment venues and community centers.

Essential retail such as pharmacies, grocery stores, gas stations, and health care facilities, will remain open.

The mass closures were ordered as Pennsylvania's coronavirus case total rose to 76 as of Monday.

In Ross, El Campesino on McKnight Road took to Facebook to remind diners that they are open for delivery service and you can get their Mexican specialties via Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub.

The Perrytowne Draft House advised people to use Grubhub to have their food delivered. The tavern also has growler fill-ups and refills and canned and bottled beer for takeout.

"We appreciate your business during this time and safety is the top priority for all of our patrons," a draft house Facebook post stated. "We will be back to normal operations as soon as possible."

Diaper Depot on Babcock Boulevard invited customers to order its products online and the cloth diaper retailer would arrange for a contact-free delivery.

Sir Pizza, at the intersection of Sewickley-Oakmont and Rochester roads, announced online that its food would be takeout only.

"We expect that these measures will help control the community spread and bring us all back together again soon," a post on Sir Pizza's Facebook page stated. "We don't know what the future brings, but we do know that we will get through this by working together."

Are you a business owner impacted by coronavirus? Contact eric.heyl@patch.com