Pandemic protocols: restaurants continue to flout safety rules
Lapses in compliance with Covid-19 guidelines linked to increase in cases
Customers dine at outdoor restaurants at Kohsar Market in Islamabad, Pakistan, June 18, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
ISLAMABAD:
With the pandemic dragging on interminably, many in Islamabad’s food service industry appear to be increasingly lax in adhering to Covid-19 health and safety guidelines.
While restaurants across the country have been racing to adapt to what is widely known as the new normal of conducting business under stringent safety protocols, many in upscale Islamabad appear to be violating the rules that have been designed to control the super spreader.