Shelby Co. Restaurants Must Keep Track of Customers' Names And Seating Charts For COVID-19 Contact Tracing

In West Tennessee, when you eat at a Shelby County restaurant, you will now have to show your identification and your name and phone number will be put on file at the eatery. Critics call it an invasion of privacy. Health officials say it will improve contact tracing for COVID-19 and help slow the spread of the virus. Restaurants must keep the guest’s contact information for 30 days and the seating chart for 21 days.