PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley on Friday announced modest adjustments to the city's restrictions on outdoor dining and bar seating.
Farley said Philadelphia restaurants can increase outdoor dining capacity to include more than 50 people once their plan is approved by the health department.
Farley did not adjust the six-person limit on outdoor tables.Restaurants can now use the bar seating for groups of no more than four people from the same household, Farley said.
Patrons at the bar must be spaced 6-feet away from other groups and will have a barrier between themselves and bar staff, according to Farley."We're trying to help businesses adjust and make money without having to risk the additional spread of.