COVID-19: Rajasthan govt issues health guidelines for liquor sale in hotels, restaurant

Rajasthan Excise Department has issued guidelines in the wake of resumption of liquor sale in hotels and restaurants in the state amid COVID-19 pandemic.

The Excise Commissioner Vishnu Charan Malik issued guidelines on Tuesday asking owners to ensure social distancing norms in the hotels and bars.

According to the guidelines, bar counter, chairs, and stools should be properly stised. All the bottles of wine, whiskey and beers should be stised properly with food-grade disinfectant.

Apart from this, ice containers and trolley also required to be stised regularly.

According to the Union Health Ministry, 15,232 COVID-19 cases including 2,966 active cases, 11,910 cured and 356 deaths have been reported from the state so far.

( With inputs from ANI )