Yelp to show if businesses are enforcing social distancing and if their staff is wearing masks

Yelp this week start displaying if businesses are enforcing social distancing and if their staff is wearing masks. This information is from user feedback in Yelp.

Yelp says that to ensure feedback displayed is based on recent visits to the business, user responses are evaluated daily and only user responses received within the previous 28 days are counted.

Additionally, businesses can indicate new service offerings and health and safety practices:

• Staff checked for symptoms (available to all businesses)
• Disposable or contactless menu (available to restaurants, bars, and nightlife)
• Heated outdoor seating (available to restaurants, bars, and nightlife)
• Covered outdoor seating (available to restaurants, bars, and nightlife)
• Indoor dining (available to restaurants, bars, and nightlife)
• Private dining (available to restaurants)
• DIY meal kits (available to restaurants)
• Outdoor services (available to fitness and beauty businesses)
• 1:1 sessions available (available to fitness businesses)
• Limited group sessions available (available to fitness businesses)