Dine-in ban to be pushed back a few hoursThe dine-in ban will be partially lifted, sources said, as the government will allow dine-in at restaurants till 9:00 to 10:00 pm. According to sources, the government plans to push back dine-in period restrictions from the current 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm or even 10:00 pm. “As the pandemic dwindles, the government is considering a change to the current dine-in restrictions, including extending dine-in hours by a few hours,” sources said. “They are discussing extending the period to 9:00 to 10:00 pm, while keeping other restrictions unchanged,” he added. A series of social distancing measures were put in place by the government amid the pandemic, which includes imposing a dine-in ban at restaurants from 6:00 pm to 5:00 am, and will last till August 18.

Source: The Standard August 17, 2020 06:22 UTC