A Kelowna restaurant is getting creative in order to keep people safe as they dine out.

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Curious Caf茅 has a small patio area, where owner Luigi Coccaro decided to install a plastic bubble, that could be used by those who have been in the same social circle to dine together safely: from COVID-19 and from the weather.

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As for other Kelowna restaurants offering a similar experience, Chodola said they arensa国际传媒檛 aware of others doing literal bubbles like theirs in the area, though he did mention a South Okanagan coffee shop that also had plastic domes.

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