As the COVID-19 pandemic plays out, local museums and businesses are making accommodations to stop the spread of the disease.
For one, the Marilyn Horne Museum and Exhibit Center and its café and gift shop announced Sunday that they have been closed until further notice.
Officials at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford closed the facilities to help protect the health and safety of its visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The museum provides visitors with many interactive experiences and tactile displays that at this time could potentially encourage the kind of behavior not recommended,” said Pat Frantz Cercone, university spokeswoman. “Closing the museum, café and gift shop at this time is in the best interest of the health and safety of our community neighbors.”
Last week, all of the upcoming events at the museum were postponed.
The campus remains open. Classes will move to online only during the week of March 23. To help make this transition, classes are canceled during the week of March 16.
People can visit www.upb.pitt.edu/covid19/updates for updates from the university.
All Tops Friendly Markets have changed their hours hours of operation, including the one located in Bradford. All locations will be open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., which means the Bradford store will be closing an hour earlier than normal.
The hours have been changed to give the stores time to restock and continue to maintain increased sanitation levels.
Stores that typically close earlier will maintain their existing hours of operation. These revised hours will be in effect until further notice.
CNB Bank, which has several locations in McKean and Elk Counties, is maintaining its normal business hours. However, it is taking precautions to safeguard its customers and employees against the virus.
CNB is encouraging customers to use online and mobile banking options or to use the drive-up service or to call the customer service center to lessen potential exposure.
Along with everyone else in the community, CNB continues to monitor developments closely to ensure contingency plans are in place and is following guidelines set by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and state health agencies.
The bank is working closely with its vendors to include additional cleaning procedures are in place and has cleaning materials available within the branches, such as wipes and hand sanitizer. Bank staff are also having fewer face-to-face meetings and limiting travel.
Seneca Resorts & Casinos, including its Salamanca, N.Y., location, has implemented additional precautions in an effort to provide social distancing across their resort and casino properties in a continued response to COVID-19 concerns, per the Seneca Nation president and council directive.
Seneca Resorts & Casinos has adjusted protocols to maintain the health and safety of guests and team members.
The gaming floors at each location have been reconfigured to promote more space between guests while enjoying slots and table games. Additionally, all dining outlets have reduced their capacity. Seneca Resorts & Casinos will continue to monitor the situation as it unfolds to be sure they are taking the most comprehensive actions.
The Seneca Resorts & Casinos team routinely cleans machines, tables and dining surfaces. High traffic areas such as doors, handles, light switches and handrails have also increased frequency of disinfecting procedures. EVS staffing has been increased in order to continue increased frequency of disinfecting procedures across all properties.
