COVID-19: 13 guidelines Abu Dhabi restaurants need to follow to reopen

The directives were issued by Abu Dhabi authorities for food outlets outside malls

Last updated: June 17, 2020 | 18:57

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Good news for food lovers in Abu Dhabi - restaurants operating outside malls will also be allowed to serve to dine-in customers.

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Restaurants are required to follow certain guidelines that have been issued.

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If you are planning to visit from outside Abu Dhabi, however, you would need to postpone your plans. Movement restrictions have been put in place by Abu Dhabi: https://gulfnews.com/1.1591090649985

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Guidelines: 1. 40 per cent capacity limit for food outlets.

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2. Workers should get a COVID-19 test done. 3. Customer age limit 12 to 60 years. 4. Per table limit of four customers.

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5. Tables should be 2.5m apart. 6. Employees to wear masks and gloves at all times.

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7. Sanitise chairs and tables after each use. 8. Customers to wear face masks while entering and exiting.

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9. No shisha, buffet, shared canapés etc. 10. Temperature checks for employees.

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11. Work hours to be within disinfection programme timings. 12. Single-use cutlery should be used, unless restaurants have thermal dishwashers.

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13. Hand sanitisers at entrances.

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Restaurants operating inside Abu Dhabi malls had started serving dine-in customers as malls reopened earlier.

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