By NATION REPORTERALL bars, taverns, night clubs and casinos should be closed and only operate on a takeaway basis for next 14 days subject to review, Government has directed.The state has also said gyms would remain closed except outdoor activities with strict adherence to set Covid-19 guidelines.Ministry of Local Government, Mathew Ngulube said the decisions were as a result of stipulated guidelines being abrogated with impunity by bar owners and the public.Mr Ngulube said individuals were abrogating the set Covid-19 preventive measures with impunity while proprietors of some bars, taverns, night clubs and casinos continued to operate outside the stipulated hours, from 18:00 to 22:00 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.He said in a statement that in Lusaka, 28 premises were inspected by the local authority and that only one was compliant.Mr Ngulube said in Samfya, Luano, Livingstone, Kapiri Mposhi none of the premises inspected by respective councils were compliant while in Kafue only three out […]
BARS, CLUBS CLOSED
