No vax, no meal: Some Polish restaurants impose entry curbs amid criticism of light-touch rules


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  • Friday, 21 Jan 2022

FILE PHOTO: People sit and eat at Karczma Obrochtowka restaurant, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Zakopane, Poland, January 16, 2022. Picture taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

WARSAW (Reuters) - Warsaw restaurateur Marcin Wojtasik says he is willing to face bad reviews from anti-vaxxers to help protect his staff from COVID-19 by admitting only vaccinated customers.

"It was a very unpopular decision, there were some very strong reactions," Wojtasik, 50, whose Yatta Ramen eatery specialises in Japanese cuisine, told Reuters. "But not for our usual customers. They've taken it very well."

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