‘50pc of eateries may be wiped out after reopening`
(WorldNews Pakistan)

The countrywide lockdown in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic has all but been officially lifted. From gyms and salons/barber shops to shopping malls and markets, almost every business has been allowed to reopen barring just a handful, including restaurants. There is probably no business that did not take the hit during the two months or so of the lockdown. Similarly, restaurants, too, have incurred heavy losses; the industry employs thousands of workers who may go jobless if the current situation persists for long, and there is a lot of uncertainty whether this very essential part of social life will ever be the same again. To get a slightly clearer picture, the Lahore Restaurants...