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Second Covid-19 wave swamps eateries as fresh curbs hit biz, wage payouts

Restaurant bodies and associations have been protesting the new curbs since Monday, demanding a waiver of statutory fees and taxes

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No business will mean that salary and wage payouts will take a hit, and could lead to an exodus of migrant workers | Photo: Viveat Susan Pinto

Viveat Susan PintoAditi DivekarRaghavendra Kamath Mumbai/Thane
The main gate leading to The Camp Restaurant in Santacruz East, Mumbai, is closed at noon. This is unusual, given that it is lunch time and even parcel orders are difficult to take. “Please note down our numbers and call us,” Anil Singh, an attendant, says from behind the gate. “We are taking food orders on the phone. No customer is allowed in. The police just warned us.”

A police vehicle is stationed some distance away, warning non-essential retailers to shut shop; eateries are part of the drill. “Business is down to a trickle. These curbs are hurting us. I will