Hotelwale must be tested in Aurangabad!

Municipal administrator Astik Kumar Pandey has issued a directive asking all hotels, restaurants, and bars to get their staff to undergo the Covid-19 test in the next three days.

The directive was issued through a letter sent to these establishments on Tuesday and they have been given a three-day window to get the tests done voluntarily.

To address the economy-related concerns, the state government has gradually started relaxing the lockdown norms and as part of the same, the hotel industry has been granted conditional permission.

From March 18, the district administration had imposed a ban on the operating restaurants, hotels, and bars across Aurangabad. It was only in the first week of June that the restaurants and hotels were allowed to open but only for takeaway orders.

Aurangabad district has around 275 bars, out of which 175 alone are in the Aurangabad city. There are about 600 restaurants in the district and around 200 of them are in Aurangabad city limits. “The hotel industry has been asked to undergo COVID screening so that these places do not become a fresh source of spreading the infection,” Pandey said.

Though he remained mum on the action against those failing to undergo screening, civic officials have warned of action against those failing to undergo tests and asked to allow only Covid-19 negative staffers to work.

News Courtesy: ET