Call for eateries be funded for deep cleans, PR advice should alert levels rise
The Restaurant Association's annual report shows eateries were struck hard by Covid-19 but are slowly recovering. Hospitality businesses that encounter a Covid-19 case should be given a grant for deep cleaning and to hire a PR specialist to battle brand damage, the Restaurant Association has told Treasury. The association’s taskforce made future alert level proposals to Treasury in the event the country has to go back into lockdown. New Zealand is at alert level 1 with no community cases since late September. This week the government announced a new support scheme for businesses affected ...