One restaurant, three salons closed in Bahrain for Covid violations

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

One restaurant was closed for a week for its failure to comply with the precautionary measures to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Health Ministry’s Public Health Directorate had carried out inspection visits to 99 restaurants and cafes across the kingdom.

It was in coordination with the Interior Ministry and the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority.

Thirteen restaurants were found to have violated the precautionary measures and were referred to the competent authorities. The Ministry indicated that the restaurants had violated the provisions of ministerial edict 51/2020 on the mandatory health guidelines to be put in place in order to limit the spread of the virus.

It noted that the Public Health Directorate’s law enforcement officers had coordinated with their counterparts from the Interior Ministry and Industry, Commerce and Tourism Ministry, represented by the Inspection Directorate and decided to close the restaurant for one week.

The Health Ministry stressed the need to implement the precautionary measures and decisions of the National Medical Taskforce for Combating Coronavirus, including restricting entry to shopping malls, as well as indoor spaces of restaurants and cafes to individuals aged 18 and above who are vaccinated and have completed 14 days after the second dose, in addition to those who have recovered from COVID-19.

These outlets are also required to check the temperature of their visitors, reduce their capacity according to the permissible percentage, mark standing and waiting for places, ensure social distancing, prevent crowding and provide sanitising supplies.

On the other hand, the Environmental Health Department visited a number of salons and closed three outlets, two men’s and one women’s. The violating salons allowed the entry of active cases who are required to be under quarantine and must not contact others.