Coronavirus: Hong Kong restaurants install physical barriers between diners to allay contagion fears

Restaurants in Hong Kong are segregating diners with physical barriers in an attempt to minimise the risk of contagion and boost consumer confidence as the coronavirus outbreak hammers the industry.Roll-up banners and acrylic panels have been installed between tables – and even between people eating out together – as the number of confirmed cases of the virus in the city continues to rise.LH Group, one of Hong Kong’s biggest restaurant chains, was racing to install partitions at all of its…