Restaurant sector sees red from 2-week restrictions

Restaurant sector sees red from 2-week restrictions

AMMAN “” The losses of restaurants and cafes as a result of their forced closure for two weeks amount to approximately JD20 million, President of the Jordan Association for Restaurants and Sweets Shops Owners Omar Awwad said.

Awwad said that restricting their work to pick-up and delivery compounds the previous losses endured by the sector in the previous national lockdown.

The restrictions have made owners lose two weeks worth of rent, worker salaries and foodstuff, the association's president told The Jordan Times over the phone.

"There are some high-end restaurants and cafes whose rent can reach JD40,00. All of this is wasted with half a month of work down the drain,“ said Awwad.

He also noted that "there has not been one coronavirus infection transferred in a restaurant or by a restaurant worker“.

"Workers have