Thursday, 28/10/2021 15:49 (GMT+7)
On October 27, Vice Chairwoman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Thi Thang signed an urgent dispatch to the City Department of Industry and Trade and related departments and agencies on food service business.
Photo for illustration (Source: VTC)
Accordingly, from October 28, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee allows food service businesses to be served in-dining after five months of closure and delivery-only operations due to the severe COVID-19 outbreak.
Restaurants, cafes, and other food and beverages places can cater for sit-in services again, but they must close at 9pm each day, the number of customers is capped at 50 percent, and alcoholic drinks are still not allowed (except in wedding venues, or restaurants at hotels for tourists).
District 7 and Thu Duc city, due to their success in containing outbreaks, are allowed to carry out a ‘pilot’ period of selling alcoholic beverages until November 15, with specific areas to be decided by local authorities.
The two localities will report to the city’s authorities after November 15 to inform their decisions on whether to expand the permission to other localities./.
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