Solo City Government Relaxes Meal Rules To 30 Minutes, But Dine In At Mall Restaurants Is Still Prohibited

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SOLO - The Surakarta City Government has given leeway for the rule of eating in place, which is from a maximum of 20 minutes to 30 minutes.

The Chief Executive of the Surakarta City COVID-19 Task Force Daily, Ahyani, said the easing was stated in the Surakarta Mayor's Circular (SE) Number 067/2567 concerning the Implementation of Level 4 COVID-19 Restrictions on Community Activities in Surakarta City issued Tuesday, August 17.

"There is an easing of the dine-in rule to 30 minutes. For culinary at malls and shopping centers it is still not allowed to 'dine-in' (eating on the spot), it is still directed to 'take away' (wrapped)," he said, quoted by Antara, Wednesday. , August 18th.

Ahyani said in the SE it was explained that eating/drinking activities in public places such as restaurants, food stalls, cafes, street vendors, and hawker stalls could operate until 20.00 WIB.

However, each manager is required to implement health protocols and a maximum capacity of 25 percent.

The latest SE is valid for 17-23 August 2021. Regarding this, Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming said that he would continue to try to restore the economy in Solo City.

"In Solo, the key is MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises). So yesterday we opened the first PPKM in two weeks, traditional markets, then non-essential ones. " he said.

Meanwhile, the easing was welcomed by a number of parties. One of the food vendors in the PKL area of Manahan Surati is happy with the easing.

"There is an increase in sales now, old customers have come again. Maybe because they are not too anxious," he said.