Streets are barren. Bars are largely devoid of patrons. And youll have no problem getting a reservation at that fancy restaurant unless, that is, its closed entirely.

Welcome to the new normal in the time of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday issued a recommendation urging people not to attend events with 50 or more people for the next eight weeks a stark confirmation that life will be remarkably foreign to us for quite some time.

Officials in some states and cities went further, ordering the closing of restaurant dining rooms or advising eateries to cut their seating capacity. California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked that restaurants practice deep social distancing by reducing occupancy by half to allow patrons to avoid close quarters.

Restaurants are responding by doing what they can to assuage a nation that will be increasingly isolated, deciding whether to close entirely or to limit their business to takeout and delivery.

Renowned chef Jessica Koslow of Sqirl in Los Angeles talked about her decision to go take-away on Instagram: