DC mayor rebukes restaurant group defying coronavirus restrictions

Published March 16, 2020 1:52pm ET



The mayor of Washington, D.C., shot back at a local restaurant ownership group that said it would refuse compliance with health restrictions meant to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced new limitations on restaurants on Sunday as the number of confirmed COVID-19 virus cases in the city reached 16. One group, The Hill Restaurant Group, which owns seven restaurants in the nation’s capital, said they planned to defy the order, prompting a rebuke from Bowser on Monday.

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