On Thursday, the Sharjah Municipality announced that all food establishments workers are required to take a PCR test every two weeks for Covid-19. The people who are required to take these tests include workers in cafeterias, cafes, restaurants, and bakeries.

People of have received both doses of vaccine are exempted from this regulation.

Inspection frequency has been increased in Sharjah’s eateries to ensure all precautionary measures and protocols are being followed.

Thabiet Al Tarifi, Director-General, Sharjah City Municipality, said, “The civic authorities are creating more awareness about the safety protocols and precautionary measures in food outlets.”

Guidelines related to Covid-19 are being regularly updated to keep up with the rapidly changing dynamics of the coronavirus outbreak.

The municipality has issued a set of revised guidelines to all food establishments, which includes two meters distance between tables, and mot more than 4 people at a table, except for those in the same family.

Sheikha Shaza Al Mualla, Assistant Director-General of the Public Health Sector and Central Laboratories, Sharjah City Municipality, said, “Food outlets’ owners need to comply with all precautionary measures and safety protocols such as the compulsory wearing of masks for all their employees and checking body temperatures of customers and workers.”

Directives are that these establishments must ban the entry of people showing symptoms like breathing difficulty and other respiratory-related complications. Food outlets have been advised to keep sanitizers at the premises, use disposable tableware and cease self-service.