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Tanveer Mann

Cafe owner prepares for post-lockdown life by separating tables with 35 shower curtains

A cafe owner preparing for life after lockdown has separated his tables using 35 shower curtains.

Francini Osorio, 48, has spent £2000 giving his business a makeover with the transparent plastic screens.

He hopes the shower curtains will protect his customers from coronavirus once the government gives him the green light to reopen.

The dad-of-one had separated all 16 indoor tables and also bought air purifying machines.

Francini said: "We decided to brighten up the whole place and refresh the whole concept, while making sure it will be safe once we can reopen.

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The dad-of-one has separated all 16 indoor tables and also bought air purifying machines (Francini Osorio / SWNS.COM)

"It came to my mind to try to ease the problems we have by creating an environment with the curtains.

"I know it's a little bit weird to come into a cafe full of shower curtains because we are not used to that type of environment.

"But the way things are I don't know what else to do.

“Everybody has to reinvent themselves and what I'm trying to do is to survive really."

Hand sanitiser will also be placed at the entrance for customers to use. (Francini Osorio / SWNS.COM)

Staff at the Francini Cafe De Colombia in Worcester will also wear gloves and masks to clean and serve tables.

Hand sanitiser will also be placed at the entrance for customers to use.

Francini believes up to 90 per cent of businesses in his city could close if the government does not relax the 2m rule.

He added: "We believe we are very creative, we are survivors. We are doing all we can to stay in operation.

"I am desperate to carry on because we need to generate an income to live,
to pay our staff and people who depend on our business."

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