One state’s restaurants and cafes could be lifted out of coronavirus lockdown by next month, with the Premier calling the plan to reopen “ambitious”.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced Queensland’s restaurants, pubs and cafes could reopen as soon as June. Picture: Jono Searle/Getty ImagesRestaurant and Catering Australia chief executive Wes Lambert said he was hoping for a reopening within weeks, with the association proposing guidelines like a register of guests, tables and chairs being cleaned after each patron, disposable menus and disposable cutlery to minimise risk of virus spread.
Australia’s coronavirus outbreak escalated in March, forcing hospitality businesses to shut their doors and significantly reducing customer numbers for those places allowed to continue trading. While restaurants and cafes have, under Federal Government restrictions, been allowed to operate under takeaway conditions, pubs were shut down completely.
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