Jordan's food sector, restaurant representatives urge government to reduce curfew hours
Published 12 Jul,2020 via The Jordan Times AMMAN — The food sector and restaurant representatives called on the government on Sunday to extend the working hours to further stimulate the sector that was hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis.
Since the COVID-19 outbreak in the Kingdom in mid-March and the subsequent nationwide lockdown, the government has allowed the gradual reopening of businesses, including restaurants but set 12 midnight as the new curfew time.
Economists and unionists have also warned that many sectors would be impacted and it could result in a “large-scale regression if not a complete economic halt due to the new rules”.
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