No iftar, suhoor buffets in restaurants, hotels

No iftar, suhoor buffets in restaurants, hotels

Okaz/Saudi GazetteRIYADH — No iftar (breaking fast) or suhoor buffets (pre-dawn meal) will be allowed in restaurants and hotels during the holy month of Ramadan and there will not be public iftar in mosques also.The move comes after recommendations were made in this regard by the concerned authorities as part of precautionary measures and preventive protocols to curb the spread of coronavirus during Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr holidays.As many as six ministries — interior, health, municipal and rural affairs and housing, Islamic affairs, tourism, and media — have approved the Ramadan and Eid coronavirus preventive plan, a copy of which was obtained by Okaz/Saudi Gazette.As part of the plan, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Ministry of Tourism will forbid holding iftar buffets and suhoor in restaurants and hotels. Monitoring campaigns will be beefed up in parks and unlicensed playgrounds within the urban areas. There will be a limit for the number of people who are allowed to gather in large parks with setting up of entrances and exits for monitoring while