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>> THANKS, BILL.
>>
GERRY, BACK TO YOU.
>> THANKS, BILL!

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AN INDIANAPOLIS ICON HIT HARD BY
THE PANDEMIC IS EMBRACING THE
NEW NORMAL.
SHAPIRO'S DELICATESSEN BEGAN

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TESTING ALL ITS EMPLOYEES FOR
COVID-19 THIS WEEK.
THERE WERE TWO LINES: ONE FOR
THE CARRYOUT INSIDE, ONE FOR THE

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CORONAVIRUS TESTING IN THE
PARKING LOT. AS WISH-TV'S DAN
KLEIN REPORTS, EVEN WITH
CUSTOMER SUPPORT, IF THINGS

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DON'T CHANGE SOON, THE
RESTAURANT MAY HAVE TO CLOSE FOR
GOOD.
>> HI, THERE ARE YOU BEING

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TESTED TODAY?
>>YES.
>> A LINE OF CARS IN THE
SHAPIRO'S PARKING LOT, BUT IT'S

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NOT A LINE OF CUSTOMERS, IT'S
EMPLOYEES AS EMPLOYEES FROM A
PRIVATE LAB SWABBED EACH
SHAPIRO'S EMPLOYEE, IT DIDN'T

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APPEAR PAINFUL NOR PLEASANT.
GETTING A CORONAVIRUS TEST.
INSIDE, IT'S A BIT EERIE. THE
COUNTER IS CLOSED AS IT'S BEEN

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FOR WEEKS. ALL THE CHAIRS ARE
STACKED UPSIDE-DOWN.
"I MISS THE CHATTER. I MISS THE
CHATTER AT LUNCH," SAID MANAGER

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EYSE KINTNER.
KINTNER IS ONE OF THE FORTUNATE
ONES, PART OF THE SKELETON STAFF
AFTER LAYOFFS. A FEW MINUTES

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EARLIER, SHE'D TOOK HER TURN
OUTSIDE TO BE TESTED.
"NOT AS BAD AS I THOUGHT
ACTUALLY," SHE SAID.

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FOR HER, THE DECISION TO TEST
ALL EMPLOYEES IS A NO-BRAINER.
"WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC LIKE WE
DO, JUST MAKING SURE WE ARE

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STAYING SAFE, WE'RE KEEPING OUR
CUSTOMERS SAFE AND OUR STAFF
SAFE," KINTNER SAID.
OWNER BRIAN SHAPIRO WASN'T

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EXCLUDED FROM THE TESTING.
"ABSOLUTELY, I THINK IT'S THE
NEW NORMAL," HE SAID.
THE CARRYOUT LINE WAS CONSTANT

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FOR A TUESDAY. TAKEOUT HAS SEEN
A NEARLY 300% INCREASE SINCE
MID-MARCH, "BUT IT'S NOWHERE
NEAR WHAT WE CAN AFFORD WITH AN

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EMPTY RESTAURANT THIS SIZE OR
SCALE," SHAPIRO SAID.
THERE'S NO DISCOUNT ON THE
UTILITIES, THE PHONES, AND THE

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TAXES. WITH NO NCAA SWEET 16
TOURNAMENT IN INDIANAPOLIS, NO
TYPICAL SPRING SPORTS
TOURNAMENTS DOWNTOWN AND NO

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CONVENTIONS, BUSINESS IS DOWN AT
LEAST 80%.
AFTER 115 YEARS OF OPERATIONS,
WITH SEVEN WEEKS OF SEATING

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CLOSURE, SHAPIRO SAID HE DOESN'T
HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT.
"THIRTY DAYS AND THAT WILL BE
THE END OF THAT." WHILE HE

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THINKS LOOSENING THE
RESTRICTIONS TO 50% CAPACITY
SEATING WILL ADD 90 DAYS, BUT
THERE'S NO TELLING WHEN THAT

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WILL BE ALLOWED IN MARION
COUNTY.
>>WE OWE OUR DUTY TO THE
CUSTOMERS TO HAVE A BASELINE.

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>> EVEN WITH RESULTS LIKELY
THURSDAY, IT'S ONLY A SNAPSHOT
IN TIME WITH NO INDICATION OF
FUTURE RESULTS. YET THE HAZMAT

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SUES AND SWABS WILL BE IN THE
PARKING LOT, SOMETHING SHE NEVER
THOUGHT WOULD BE IN THE JOB
DESCRIPTION WHEN SHE WAS HIRED

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ONE YEAR AGO.
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT. TIMES HAVE
CHANGED NOW. DIDN'T THINK THAT
WOULD HAPPEN.

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>> BUT IT'S IMPORTANT.
>> YES, VERY IMPORTANT.
>> BRIAN SHAPIRO WILL TEST
EMPLOYEES ONE TO TWO WEEKS. DONE

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BY A PRIVATE LAB, EACH ROUND
COSTS SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS,
HE BELIEVES HE'LL BE REIMBURSED
EITHER THROUGH PRIVATE INSURANCE

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OR THE FEDERAL PAYROLL
PROTECTION PROGRAM. IN HIS
WORDS, HE TELLS ME HE HOPES