The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has made tests for Covid-19 mandatory for all staff in hotels and restaurants in the city.

The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has made tests for Covid-19 mandatory for all staff in hotels and restaurants in the city.

MCC commissioner Akshy Sridhar said a decision to make RT-PCR tests mandatory for staffers in hotels and restaurants was taken following a surge in Covid-19 cases across the city.

“It will be mandatory for the staff of hotels and restaurants in MCC limits to undergo Coivd-19 test. For public convenience, all the Urban Public Healthcare Centers have been conducting Covid tests in the evening. The general public, including staff of hotels and restaurants are hereby requested to make optimum use of the Covid testing facilities,” the commissioner said.