The cabinet meeting held on 19th February 2021 permitted restaurants and caf\u00e9s to operate at 30% occupancy following a month of closure due to COVID-19 preventive measures. <\/p>\n
Some restaurant owners, who spoke to RBA, revealed that they are making preparations to resume activities adhering to instituted guidelines. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe will adhere to instituted preventive measures keeping social distancing, reminding clients to wash hands and testing temperature,\u201d said the owner of Plus 250 restaurant, Ngango Fredy David. <\/p>\n
Barakabuye Nsengiyumva, the Chairperson of Rwanda Hoteliers’ Association (RHA) has said that discussions held with restaurant and hotel owners are promising that no one will violate preventive measures. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe held discussions mainly revolving around continued collaboration with relevant authorities to prevent the spike in Coronavirus cases. This means, respecting health guidelines is paramount to prevent the spread of the virus, \u201che noted. <\/p>\n
Previously, some bars were reported rebranded as restaurants and operated like bars.<\/p>\n
The Minister of Health, Dr. Daniel Ngamije has advised people against such vices lest they expose the country at risk. <\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to remind Rwandans to be cautious and avoid the reoccurrence of problems we went through in November and December where restaurants operated like bars,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Minister Ngamije explained that some clients cheat that they looking for food yet they want to drink and end up turning restaurants into bars. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe problems we went through affected the economy, social wellbeing and education. We don\u2019t want violation of preventive measures to step back our efforts,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Measures including the reopening of restaurants will go into effect on 23rd February 2021. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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