Onthe directives of Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta, CommissioneratePolice has started a special drive to check the implementation of Covidappropriate behavior in hotels, restaurants, and bars.
Duringthe checking special emphasis was also being laid to ensure the entire staff ofthese establishments as well as visitors was vaccinated to stem the spread ofthe virus from these places.
Divulgingthe details, Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that ten jointteams of police and civil administration have been formed to check theviolations of the covid protocol in hotels, restaurants, and bars adding thatthe commissioner police have deployed five GO rank officers to accompany theteams while conducting checking. In last two days joint teams have checked 29hotels including Radisson, Ramada, Maya, Best Western, Srover Portiko,Macdonald's, Best Price, KFC, and many more besides two IELTS coaching centres.
Commissionerof Police further mentioned that these eating points are among super spreadercategories where chances of virus transmission were comparatively high; thus,vaccination of staff working at these establishments and visitors holdsignificance.
TheCP added that the directions of DGP Dinkar Gupta would be followed scrupulouslyas a special drive has been launched on Friday to check all the eateries in thecity.
Mr.Bhullar said that the district administration has prepared a list of all suchpoints, where joint teams of police, administration, and health department arevisiting frequently to ensure proper compliance of Covid appropriate behaviorthere.
TheCP said that no stone would be left unturned to ensure that medical protocolwas followed in the city in letter and spirit as it would help contain thevirus spread. He appealed to all the managements of hotels, restaurants, andbars to get their staff members vaccinated at the earliest in the larger publicinterest besides encouraging their customers to get vaccinated.