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The whole country is under lockdown amidst fears of COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the restaurants and eateries in the city are closed. But one restaurant in town, Dalle, is serving food to essential services workers who have to report to work even in such a situation. The restaurant has been providing free lunch to nearly 280 employees working in the essential services on a daily basis.
Restaurant proprietor Alok Yonjan said that they have been feeding 180 police personnel and 60 doctors at the COVID-19 Treatment Centre and medical technicians at the national pathology lab at the Shukraraj Tropical Hospital Teku. It also serves food to 12 doctors assigned at the toll-free call centre set up by the government to provide information on COVID-19 related issues and the drivers of 25 ambulances.
Further, Yonjan said that they have been serving food to the emergency workers believing that one should do whatever was possible during this time of crisis rather than sitting back at home. He shared that initially they had planned to serve food to the emergency sector workers for one week but then decided to open the restaurant as part of their social responsibility throughout the lockdown period.
Besides security personnel and doctors, Dalle Restaurant has also been providing free lunch to needy people. Dalle has nine outlets so far. The restaurant had fed the needy also during the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake as well.
