ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (NBC 26) -- Wisconsin added thousands of new confirmed COVID cases over the past week.
And local business owners like Tou Moua don't want to close their doors again.
"It's definitely not gonna be good for us," Moua said. "Small 'Pa shops' like me and a lot of other places, we rely on the people."
The state'sseven-day new positive caserate sits at 797, the highest average since mid-April. As health officials warn of a continuing coronavirus spike, the owner of Boba Bae in Green Bay is confident his restaurant can stay open as normal.
"[I trust] people in power that will understand people from my point of view, business wise," Moua said. "We can't shut everything down. ... So things just have to keep on going."
Brown Co. health officials are now asking the public to wear masks indoors. After a tough year, Moua doesn't want the virus to impact his business any further.
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"I would have to limit my hours of my employees or let them go," he said. "And I hate doing that."
At Kroll's West, bar manager Vickie Mahlik is staying positive. She says the community will help keep the burger shop open for indoor diners.
"Last year was a devastation, but I think people will do what they have to to stay as normal as we can," Mahlik said.
As of right now, the Packers plan to fill Lambeau Field at full capacity this fall. With Kroll's located across the street, Mahlik hopes that doesn't change.
"A lot of tears would be shed of course," she said. "Hopefully, there's a way around it and we can stay open at 100-percent capacity like we have been."
Whether she has to wear a mask again or not, Mahlik just wants to continue serving her customers in the building.
"We gotta fight this together and try to move on and get past this," she said. "And it might just take that once again."
Local municipalities still have the authority to restore mask mandates.
In February, Governor Tony Evers vetoed a bill that would have banned all vaccine mandates across the state. Now, large companies like Walmart and Walt Disney are requiring many of their employees to get a COVID shot.
