Across much of the country, restaurants remain open for indoor dining. The one indoor activity that appears to present less risk is school, especially elementary school. Young children seem to spread the virus less often than adults do. Closing schools and switching entirely to remote learning, on the other hand, has big social costs. Closing restaurants and other businesses creates economic hardship (which some European countries are trying to reduce through government aid).

Source: New York Times November 16, 2020 11:25 UTC