Employees and customers are required to wear face masks and gloves.
Restaurants, cafés and gyms can reopen in Ras Al Khaimah from June 3 provided they meet certain requirements. According to circulars sent out to the businesses by the RAK Department of Economic Development (RAKDED), eateries have been urged to conduct Covid-19 tests on all employees to ensure they are negative.
Employees and customers are required to wear face masks and gloves, while those with temperatures exceeding 38 degrees Celsius will be denied entry.
Here is the list of guidelines:
Restaurants
>No shisha: The circular said shisha is banned in the first phase of the reopening. This will be reevaluated “in the future in accordance with the directives of health authorities in the UAE”.
>Sanitisation: Comprehensive and periodic sanitisation must be conducted
>Establishments are permitted to welcome customers up to 50 per cent of its capacity
>Distance of 2 metres between tables to prevent mixing and crowding
>Only four people allowed per table
>All food and beverages must be served in disposable, single-use styrofoam containers, utensils and/or cups
>Hand sanitisation essentials must be placed on each table
>Tables must be disinfected after each customers leave
>Restaurants and cafés are encouraged to adopt e-payment solutions and credit cards to avoid the use of cash.
Gyms
>Staff must wear face masks and gloves at all times
>Seating and waiting areas must remain closed
>The main hall of the gym and all equipment should be sanitised periodically
>Equipment should be placed two metres apart and direct physical contact between gym attendees should be avoided
>50 per cent capacity allowed
>Jacuzzis, swimming pools, massage facilities and saunas must be periodically disinfected.
