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COVID-19 second wave killing restaurant businesses LISTEN
FEB 13, 2021
Owners of restaurant business in both Accra and Kumasi are complaining of the negative impact of the second wave of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on the catering industry.
According to the owners, the business was booming after the lockdown, especially during the Christmas season, but declined after the second wave of COVID-19.
Speaking to
GNA, the manager for Area Coded Restaurant, Raymond K. Awotwe, said sales have dropped after the festive season because patrons are afraid to contract the virus at public places like bars and restaurants, adding, “our daily sales have dropped from GH¢1,500.00 and GH¢3,000.00 before and during Christmas to GH¢1,000.00 daily.”
Patronage of restaurants in some parts of Accra has dropped drastically, following the swell in COVID-19 cases nationwide, operators told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Monday.
The GNA gathered that business went up when COVID-19 cases declined and appeared good during the yuletide.
However, operators at Area Coded Restaurant, Wine and Dine Restaurant and Step 4 Restaurant at Ashaley Botwe, East Legon, Ogbojo and Madina, respectively, said sales had dwindled within the past weeks.
At the Area Coded Restaurant, Mr Raymond K. Awotwe, the Manager, said he made daily sales of between GHC1,500 and GHC3,000 before and during Christmas, but was now making less than GHC1000 daily.