HOUSTON, Texas -- Over the weekend, a number of Houston restaurants announced temporary closures due to outbreaks of COVID-19 among their employees.
Temporary closures had been a part of the early days of the pandemic, but they waned as more people became vaccinated and businesses followed CDC guidelines regarding quarantines and testing.
Sadly, the omicron variant - currently responsible for over 80 percent of new cases in Houston - has triggered breakthrough infections, as demonstrated by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner's announcement that he'd be quarantining after testing positive on Friday.
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Conversations with some employees of affected establishments reveal mostly good news for the people involved; thankfully, their symptoms are relatively mild. Most restaurants are so short staffed that losing even a couple of key employees degrades a business' ability to operate properly.
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To see the list of Houston restaurants and bars temporarily closed due to latest COVID outbreak, continue reading from our ABC13 partners at Houston Culturemap