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Dine-in allowed in general quarantine areas at limited capacity

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/06/11/20200524-covid19-safety-protocols-establishments-gc-6204.jpg"/><figcaption>A fast food employee disinfects plastic barriers inside their restaurant in Pasay City, May 24, 2020. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Restaurants in general community quarantine areas can now allow customers to dine in for up to 30 percent of store capacity, in a further unwinding of nearly 3-month old coronavirus restrictions, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said Thursday.</p><p>Accepting dine-in customers will require inspection for compliance with health protocols from the Inter-agency Task Force on the pandemic, Lopez told ABS-CBN&#x27;s Teleradyo.</p><p>The IATF approved limited dine-in for restaurants and fast food branches late Wednesday on the trade department&#x27;s recommendation, Lopez said.</p><p>&quot;At least makapag-umpisa man lang yung mga trabaho, maibalik agad sa ating mga kababayang nasa restaurant lalo na itong dine-in operation. Kasi malaking portion ng mga restaurant ang dine-in, mga 70 to 80 percent po yan,&quot; Lopez said.</p><p>(At least our workers can get their jobs back, especially those in restaurants because dine-in operations account for 70 to 80 percent.)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/892nSW_oid4?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Restaurants can accommodate dine-in customers up to 50 percent capacity when areas shift to Modified GCQ from GCQ. Modified GCQ is the lowest quarantine classification before the &quot;new normal&quot; with minimum health standards.</p><p>Metro Manila, which accounts for a third of the economy and home to a tenth of the country&#x27;s 100 million people, is under GCQ.</p><p>Food establishments will follow the following minimum health protocols earlier set by government:</p><div><a class="embedly-card" data-card-controls="0" href="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/06/02/310520_guidelines_dine-in_restaurants_fastfoods.pdf">Card</a> <script async="" src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js" charSet="UTF-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Those who violate health protocols will be warned or closed, Lopez said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/02/20/buffets-prohibited-fast-food-dining-allowed-under-modified-general-quarantine">Buffets prohibited, fast-food dining allowed under modified general quarantine</a></li></ul>

<p>Restaurants in general community quarantine areas can now allow customers to dine in for up to 30 percent of store capacity, in a further unwinding of nearly 3-month old coronavirus restrictions, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said Thursday.</p>

Restaurants in general community quarantine areas can now allow customers to dine in for up to 30 percent of store capacity, in a further unwinding of nearly 3-month old coronavirus restrictions, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said Thursday.