Under the new modified enhanced community quarantine protocols, restaurants will now be permitted to hold indoor dining operations at 10% seating capacity, while personal care services such as beauty salons and barbershops can reopen at 30% capacity.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed this in a press briefing, stating that the Inter-Agency Task Force has approved recommendations to permit restaurants and other food preparation establishments to resume dine-in service. Previously, strict protocols only allowed outdoor dining, plus takeout and delivery.
Food establishments may also operate beyond the 10% capacity, provided that they comply with the Safety Seal Certification Program.
Moreover, Roque reported that the IATF also allowed beauty parlors, barbershops, and nail spas to return to operations with an initial 30% capacity in MECQ areas. The same option was given to such establishments to operate beyond limited capacity if they comply with the Safety Seal Program.
