Life in Motion: COVID-19 gives new meaning to “dining out”

(Daniel Purcell/Now Habersham)

The changing landscape of how society functions amid the COVID-19 pandemic was on display Saturday in Cornelia.

A small group of Mercer University students traveling through Northeast Georgia stopped to get dinner at Chick-Fil-A. With the inside dining room closed, they pulled up their own chairs and ate in the parking lot.

While some local restaurants still offer in-room dining, most fast-food restaurants have resorted to to-go orders and drive-thru service only.

Click on the link below to read more about how local businesses are adapting to the changing economy.

READ Local businesses adapt, brace for economic fallout of COVID-19

 

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