Restaurateurs slam fresh lockdown restrictions
Affected operators urge government to provide remedies, vaccinations
published : 10 Jul 2021 at 05:33 A pedestrian walks past an empty cafe in Siam Square. The government banned dining at restaurants across the capital to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Restaurant operators and food vendors are irritated with the new round of tight lockdown measures and travel curbs, saying it will further impact their businesses.
Atchara Burarak, the owner of Iberry Group, the operator of the Iberry restaurant chain, said she agrees with the idea of containing infections, but questioned the efficacy of the fresh measures. With the new restrictions, we are considering temporarily closing 5-6 restaurants located on the high floors of malls as it is hard to entirely shift to delivery services, she said.