Yes, masks are required in gyms... though probably depends on the state. In NY, masks are required in gyms.
And yes, there is evidence that indoor dining contributing to Covid infection spread:
CDC Observes Link Between COVID-19 Spikes and Increased Dining Out
The findings don’t prove cause and effect, but the statistically significant patterns are in line with previous studies and expert advicewww.eater.com
COVID and indoor dining: Concerns are valid but data scarce to support closures
It’s understandable why there are concerns about indoor dining during the coronavirus pandemic. Diners are unmasked, and they’re often there for a long time. As they chat before, during…www.mcall.com
It's been something hard to study. Not exactly easy to create a study vs placebo group to measure indoor dining. Plus, we don't do nearly enough contract tracing to fully measure.
But there is plenty of evidence suggesting a likely link between indoor dining and infection spread.
Ingraham wrongly says restaurants don’t spread COVID-19
Fox News host Laura Ingraham downplayed the risk of contracting the coronavirus while dining at a restaurant, wrongly clwww.politifact.com
again not disputing the claims that there may be some cases linked - and our contact tracing may be a little better than yours (although not perfect at all) - I’m just saying that even if you don’t want people in for a two hour three course meal or a night at the pub I’m not quite sure the issue with popping to Starbucks for a latte esp if they make indoor dining household only - not sure they stack up as having the same risk as each other tbf