Hotels, malls, restaurants opening from June 8: Here are do’s and don’ts

Rozana Spokesman

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The country is slowly reopening after the lockdown caused by the corona virus. From June 8, hotels, restaurants and places of worship

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The country is slowly reopening after the lockdown caused by the corona virus. From June 8, hotels, restaurants and places of worship will be open to the public. But to get here you have to follow the rules. The Central Government has issued guidelines for this.

As per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health for the hotel:

- Sanitary and thermal screening will be required at the entrance.

- Only asymptomatic staff and guests will be allowed in the hotel. During this time, everyone will need to wear a face mask.

- Staff and guests will be required to wear masks as long as they stay at the hotel.

- Necessary staff will be deployed by the hotel management to ensure social distance.

- Employees will have to wear gloves and take other necessary precautionary measures.

- All employees, especially senior employees, pregnant employees must take extra precautions. Efforts should be made to ensure that such employees do not come into direct contact with the public.

- Appropriate crowd management in the hotel as well as outdoor spaces such as parking will be ensured by proper adherence to the rules of social distance.

- Most people are not allowed to gather. - Will work with vault parking, staff wear/masks and gloves if available.

- Vehicle steering, door handles, keys, etc. should be sanitized.

- There should be separate entry and exit arrangements for guests, staff and items. There should be a distance of at least 6 feet between the people waiting in line to enter the hotel.

- The number of people in the elevator should be limited. So that social distances can be followed.

- The ID or self-declaration along with the guest or information should be provided by the guest at the reception.

- QR code, online form, digital payment will be required for check in and check out.

- Before sending guests to the same rooms, they must be disinfected.

- Pregnant and elderly guests should be extra careful.

- The guest coming from the containment zone should be advised not to stop.

Rules and Regulations for restaurants

- The restaurant should have seating arrangements so that social distances can be observed.

- It is recommended to use the disposable menu.

- The use of good quality disposable paper napkins instead of cloth napkins should be encouraged.

- Use digital payments as much as possible.

- Instead of eating in restaurants, the emphasis should be on takeaways.

- The employee will be thermally inspected by the hotel authorities before handing over the house.

- In the kitchen, staffs have to follow social distances.

The kitchen has to be disinfected at regular intervals.

Other rules are as follows:

- People over 65 and under 10 are not allowed to visit these places.

- Sanitary and thermal screening will be required at the entrances of temples.

- It is best to clean your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap or sanitizers for 40 seconds.

- When coughing or sneezing, it is important to keep a cloth over your mouth.

- Spitting anywhere is strictly forbidden.

-A man can only stand with one step on the escalator.

- Those who visit malls, hotels and religious places should have Aarogya Setu App in their phone.

- To ensure the queue of people, a circle should be formed.