how to do outdoor patio for 9 people

Two tables, near each other.

This is exactly how everyone else had to function during other lockdowns & reopenings when staying within one’s family bubble was required.

We’d often meet up with friends … and sit mid afternoon (least busiest time … between Brunch / Lunch & Dinner ) and sit in whatever configuration was LEGAL and worked. Often that meant 3 or 4 tables, the required 6 feet apart … but close enough together we could talk back & forth to some extent.

Sitting in our own family bubbles meant often being creative … a Table of 2, a Table of 3, and a Table 4. Be it out with friends or family
(Example … Grandparents - Daughter, her Husband & Child - Son, his Wife, and 2 Kids)

Ya want to get together in a public space you got to follow the current guidelines that businesses must operate under

Ontario is currently @ Step 2 = https://www.ontario.ca/page/reopening-ontario
That means up to 6 people per table.
No bubble required if folks are vaccinated / unvaccinated and comfortable with their table mates.
(So 1 table of 6 + 1 table of 3 for your scenario)

You want to gather at home … then things can be more lenient
At home in your backyard for example … you can have up to 25 people over
Vaccinated or unvaccinated … social distancing & masking at each persons own comfort level

buysell2008 wrote: ↑"No bubble required if folks are vaccinated " !!!!
wow. is this the actual guidance or is it a social principle?

TrueToy wrote: ↑the 6 person limit is for restaurants and bars, not your home

i think if you have 25 people outdoors at your home you're OK

the ontario rules make zero distinction between vaccinated and unvaccinated people

mrweather wrote: ↑ Which is pretty dumb of them to overlook considering something like 98% of new Covid cases are in people not fully vaccinated.

Yes … it had to be spelled out.

Cuz people wanted to know what was considered safe & not safe dependent on their own status vs others

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents ... h-measures
Graphic c/o Govt of Canada Public Health

Advice is different for various settings and dependent on whether one is fully vaccinated or not

Or socializing with people they know / don’t know status of

And is grouped by colour coding
Green - Amber - Red … from Go to Caution, Take Precautions