Cafes to be allowed to reopen their indoor sections as of 1 September

Cafes will be allowed to reopen their indoor sections as of 1 September, on the condition they comply with epidemiological restrictions to be defined by the public health institute, the head of the national COVID-19 response team, Davor Božinović, said on Friday.

Answering questions at a news conference, he said that cafes would continue to work until midnight, but that not all details regarding the reopening of their indoor sections or discos had been defined.

Božinović noted that in all talks held so far, cafe owners had presented firm guarantees that their guests and employees would comply with epidemiological restrictions.

One such meeting was held on Friday.

Božinović told reporters that cafes' indoor areas had been closed, among other things, also due to the large number of tourists and people working on supervising compliance with epidemiological restrictions but that the end of the season, the vaccination rate and other parameters had made it possible to allow cafes to reopen their indoor sections.

Božinović said those parameters as well as the organisation of work in the autumn were discussed at today's meeting with representatives of the national association of restaurant and cafe owners.

Text: Hina



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