Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, has updated its safety guidelines to stop visitors from exploiting a loophole in its mask policy.
The resort opened earlier this month with strict rules on social distancing, masks, and a host of measures to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
While the wearing of masks is mandatory for guests, until recently guests were able to take them off while eating and drinking.
The rules have now been changed and visitors can still eat on site while being “stationary and [maintaining] appropriate physical distancing”.
Disney has been criticised for reopening as Florida grapples with one of America’s largest outbreaks of Covid-19. But the entertainment giant has defended its decision.
“Covid is here, and we have a responsibility to figure out the best approach to safely operate in this new normal,” said Josh D’Amaro, Disney’s theme park chairman, in an interview with the New York Times.
Source:Â bbc.com