In the United States, the most wanted restaurants to open may not be the gluttons, but another large number of species , the rat.
Street rats are infested in many cities in the United States
It's clear that during the COVID-19 pandemic, rats are unhappy with roadside delivery and takeout services at restaurants.
The CDC warns that in some areas, the number of these rodents is rising dramatically. Generally, rats rely on leftovers from restaurant bins, but due to COVID-19, restaurant bins no longer have food. And these hungry rats are looking for and competing for new food sources.
According to existing reports, rodents behave abnormally and are aggressive. Environmental and health officials may see an increase in demands for services from rats.
Some reports have reported that rats have even seen cannibalism and baby-eating in some restaurants in New York.
City rodent Bobby Corrigan said in an interview with the media: "Rats are mammals like you and me, so when you're really, really hungry, you're behaving differently than usual." So the rats are fighting with each other, and the adult rats kill the young rats in the nest and eat the young mice. ”
In New Orleans, swarms of rats can also be seen pouring into city streets.
Charles Marsala, a new Orleans in-house travel and news firm, said in an interview: "I turned the corner and there were about 30 rats on the corner, eating and drinking in the middle of the street. ”
Pest control workers in some cities have been listed as necessary employees, and for the first time in the past month, more than 800 calls about rodents have been received, according to the data.
According to CDC data, mice can transmit more than 35 diseases directly or indirectly.