Lockdown during the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak has left people dreaming of going out to dinner or hitting the bar.<br /><br />But according to Business Insider, some experts say that the pandemic will create long-term changes in the industry. <br /><br />September 11 changed the airline industry. Likewise, customers' fears and new precautions will probably force restaurants to adapt to a new normal. <br /><br />Some possible changes include customer temperature checks and fewer people being allowed in a restaurant.<br /><br />There may also be a decline of crowded bars and even intimate dates.<br /><br />Sadly, UBS analyst Dennis Geiger estimates that up to 20% of the more than one million restaurants across America could permanently shutter due to the coronavirus outbreak. <br /><br />Mom-and-pop places, and certain franchisees, especially in the casual dining industry, are in extreme peril.
