The employees and visitors of the units of the hospitality industry will have to present at least one confirming anti-COVID-19 document when entering the units. The measure was proposed by the Ministry of Economy and is aimed at avoiding a possible lockdown and crowdedness in units that provide services to the general public, IPN reports, quoting a press release of the Ministry.

In a meeting of Minister of Economy Sergiu Gaibu and representatives of the business community, primarily of trading units and public eating places, the official said the persons working in the hospitality industry and trade will have to present either a COVID-19 vaccination certificate or the negative result of a RT-PCR test done within 72 hours or of an antigen test done within 48 hours.

Also, the manager of the public eating place will decide whether to declare the place “COVID free” for visitors to present a document concerning immunization or presence of antibodies or a negative COVID-19 test result or the place will work at reduced capacity.

Sergiu Gaibu called on the representatives of the business community to correctly inform the subordinates about the importance of vaccination against COVID-19.

For their part, the businesspersons proposed choosing a contact person from among members of the National Extraordinary Public Health Commission who would swiftly provide responses to business entities’ notifications and questions regarding the introduced measures, and considering possibilities of supporting the business community if restrictive measures with a major impact on businesses are imposed.