Any form of lockdown will be a death sentence for SA's restaurant industry, The Restaurant Collective has warned.
Any form of lockdown will be a death sentence for SA's restaurant industry.
“As the fourth wave looms, with the added scare of a new Covid-19 variant, there is talk of further restrictions and lockdowns that would directly affect the sit-down restaurant industry during its busiest time when it needs to be fully operational to see it through the leaner months,” said Grace Harding, TRC spokesperson.
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