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Dozens of restaurants and bars assessed for maximum Covid capacity
Health officials have reassessed more than 40 restaurants and bars across Antigua to determine how many customers each establishment can safely accommodate to contain the spread of Covid-19.
Chief Health Inspector Sharon Martin said yesterday that certificates will be re-issued to these businesses clearly specifying the number of persons that can be seated on the premises at any given time.
She was speaking just five days after Cabinet announced strict new maximum numbers for all bars and restaurants amid concerns that too many were allowing over-crowding.
Businesses which violate the limit face forced closure, she said.
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Talks underway to address overcrowding on public buses
The government said it will be revisiting a decision to allow public buses to operate at full capacity, due to a steady increase in coronavirus cases over the past few days.
Information Minister Melford Nicholas revealed on Thursday that talks are being held with the General Manager of the Antigua and Barbuda Transport Board (ABTB) and members of the Antigua and Barbuda Bus Association to discuss possible incentives for drivers to cushion the financial impact that will arise when they operate at limited capacity.
The reduction of taxes on fuel is one of the possible incentives that is currently on the table. The matter was discussed at length during Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting.