An industry association has asked hotels and restaurants in Ahmedabad city to deny entry to customers who have not received a single dose of the coronavirus vaccine, news agency PTI reported on Thursday.
This comes just days after the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) decided to bar unvaccinated people from using public transport and entering public buildings.
Gujarat President Narendra Somani’s Hotel and Restaurant Association in a statement appealed to its nearly 4,000 members in the city not to allow customers who have not received a single dose of the vaccine.
He also asked the members to deny admission to those who have not taken the second dose despite being eligible after taking the first. The report said, “As we all know that the season of festivals and weddings is approaching soon.
Somani said that if the third wave of Kovid comes in the same period, then his business will be closed again as the government can think of imposing a lockdown. “It is therefore in our best interest to support AMC and its ongoing vaccine campaign,” he said.
There are about 4,000 restaurants and hotels in the city of Ahmedabad and a total of 15,000 in Gujarat.
The Municipal Corporation has recently made it mandatory for people to produce vaccination certificates to access public transport and other civic amenities such as swimming pools and Sabarmati riverfront.
Jignesh Patel, Director Parks and Gardens, AMC on Monday said that all people above 18 should carry physical COVID vaccination certificate or an e-copy in their mobile and these certificates will be verified at the entry of facilities.
“Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Services (AMTS), Bus Rapid Transmit System, Kankaria Lakefront, Riverfront, Library, Gymnasium, Sports Complex, Swimming Pool, City Civic Center are closed for non-vaccinated people,” he said.
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