Sikkim govt allows restaurants, sweet shops to open for home delivery, takeaway services

The Sikkim government on May 26^th, 2020, granted permission to the eateries to open adhering to the guidelines laid down to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

All the restaurants, fast food centres, sweet-shops and bakeries are allowed to operate with effect from 8 am to 8 pm but only for pick up, take away and home delivery services. No in-house seating shall be allowed.

In this regard, the Sikkim government has issued an order under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.

However, the odd-even stipulation indicated in the order dated 17/05/2020 will not be applicable to the two wheelers engaged for home delivery of food by these outlets.

Also read: Sikkim: State records first corona positive case. Here’s how

It may be mentioned that Sikkim has reported its first positive case of COVID-19. This was officially confirmed by DG-cum-Secretary Health, Dr. P.T. Bhutia in an emergency press conference this evening.

Dr. Bhutia informed that the patient who tested positive is a 25 year old male from South Sikkim. He had travelled from New Delhi on 17th May, 2020 in a private bus till Siliguri. He had then travelled by SNT bus through Melli Checkpost on the 19th of May, 2020. He was kept under one of the designated facility quarantine centre in South District. He informed that there were a total of 12 persons in the bus, which comprised of 3 people from South District, and 9 from West District.

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