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Outdoor Dining Is Back In LA, But Health Department Bans Restaurants From Having Their TVs On
Outdoor dining in Los Angeles County reopened Friday with a catch: restaurants and bars can’t have their televisions turned on for customers, according to a new health order.
“Televisions or any other screens that are used to broadcast programming must be removed from the area or turned off. This provision is effective until further notice,” guidance issued Thursday reads.
It’s unclear why the county is prohibiting restaurants from using their televisions given no scientific evidence that television contributes to the spread of the coronavirus.
Fox 11’s Bill Melugin, however, said he suspects the health department “wants to stop people from watching the Super Bowl outdoors at sports bars/restaurants.”