A restaurant owner in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania in Eastern Europe, has come up with an unprecedented plan to bring customers back to restaurants and maintain social distance to keep them safe after a lockdown caused by a coronavirus epidemic. Voice of America correspondent Julie Tabah reports that the restaurant owner is putting stylish mannequins on the tables in beautiful clothes. Clothing retailers use mannequins for displaying clothing, usually wax or wooden sculptures and placing them on windows that can be seen inside or outside the store. On the one hand, it is encouraging the local fashion industry, on the other hand, it is helping the restaurant to do business while maintaining social distance for the Kavid-19 in the environment.

Bernie Ter Braak, owner of the cozy Cozy restaurant, said: “When we put these stylish mannequins on the tables in their places yesterday, it felt like a once-in-a-lifetime restaurant, and the restaurant seemed safe enough. The main goal of our project was to create a beautiful environment for our customers and last evening we already felt that this project was working. ”

Other restaurants in the city are also rushing to join the initiative. “Now you know where you can sit and where you can’t,” said Odeta Plekin, a customer at Sugmur Cafe. It brings a nice atmosphere to the restaurant so that we are in a good mood and we are really happy. ”

The idea of ​​using mannequins or dummies to fill restaurant seats is happening in other parts of the world as well. Dressed in 1940s, the Manequins are helping to maintain a social distance at the Little Washington Hotel in Virginia, USA.