Ahead of the New Year holiday, Bengaluru’s pub and restaurant operators have urged the Karnataka government to reconsider limiting occupancy to 50% between December 30, 2021 and January 2, 2022.
Earlier this week, the Karnataka government banned mass gatherings and parties from December 30 to January 2 due to the coronavirus scenario and the rising number of cases of the Omron variant.
However, the state government said that celebrations are allowed in clubs and restaurants with 50% seating capacity without any special events like DJ.
“Clubs and restaurants will be allowed to have only 50% capacity, but there is a ban on holding of parties and disc jockeys,” Chief Minister of Karnataka Basavaraj Bommai said.
These restrictions will come into effect from December 30 and will remain in force till January 2, the Karnataka CM said, adding that complete vaccination against Covid-19 is mandatory.
At the same time, a restaurant manager told ANI news agency, ‘Our industry is struggling for the last two years and this decision is going to impress us once again.
“The new year is a great time for our business and we will be affected by the ban on engagement…Our employees have been fully vaccinated and we are following all government guidelines as well as turning our tables frequently. Lets clean the bar,” said Hamesh Kumar Yadav, manager of a Bengaluru-based restaurant.
Tomorrow, Government of Karnataka Directed district authorities and health officials to increase surveillance and designate contact tracers and quarantine supervisors to prevent omicron transmission. A total of 19 cases of Omicron have been reported in the state so far.
The state’s Covid-19 active cases stand at 7,054. The total number of positive cases in the state is 30,02,944.
This story has been published without modification in text from a wire agency feed. Only the title has been changed.
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