PANAJI
Terming the videos of revellers flouting Covid safety norms in nightclubs and high-end restaurants, which recently went viral, as “shameful”, the Health Minister declared that the government has tightened the noose on nightclubs and other such establishments.
“I know that a lot of hotels, nightclubs don’t follow Covid norms. As a result of this, we have taken it up very aggressively with the Collectors that they should ensure that these clubs mention that they can have only 50 per cent of the capacity and follow all the SOPs of the government of India and the State. The videos which came out were very shameful. They cannot have people without a face mask and without social distancing,” the minister announced.
The minister asserted that the onus is not on the government all the time and that the owners of these particular nightclubs and on the individuals who frequent these spots should also be held responsible for such incidents. “If you want to defy whatever is told and not wear mask, then there is nothing that we can do,” said the Health Minister brushing off the responsibility from his shoulders.
