The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has laid down certain preventive measures to be followed in Entertainment Parks and similar places to contain spread of COVID-19 in supersession of guidelines issued earlier on 8th October, 2020.
The following are the important preventive measures :
1. Maintaining healthy operations at the entry point and exit
i. Entrance to have mandatory hand hygiene (sanitizer dispenser) and thermal screening provisions.
ii. Multiple gates/separate gates, if feasible, should be used for entry and exit.
iii. Only asymptomatic persons (managerial staff, employees, visitors) to be allowed in the premises.
iv. Management staff, employees and visitors living in containment zones shall not be allowed entry in entertainment park and other similar places.
v. All employees/visitors to be allowed entry only if using face cover/masks. The face cover/mask has to be worn at all times inside the entertainment park.
vi. Staggering of visitors to be done for maintaining physical distancing of a minimum of 6 feet, when queuing up at the time of entry and for rides etc.
vii. Proper queue management shall be followed at the ticket counters, the parking lots, in corridors and in elevators – duly following physical distancing norms shall be organized by the management/ any out-sourced agencies.
viii. Valet parking, if available, shall be operational with operating staff wearing face covers/ masks as appropriate. A proper disinfection of steering, door handles, keys, etc. of the vehicles should be taken up, before taking over and handing over the vehicle.
2. Maintaining healthy operations within the premises of the entertainment park complex.
i. Seating arrangement to ensure a distance of 6 feet between chairs, benches, etc.
ii. Staggering of visitors for different rides to be done, to allow for adequate physical distancing.
iii. Number of people in the elevators shall be restricted, duly maintaining physical distancing norms.
iv. Use of escalators with one person on alternate steps may be encouraged.
3. Maintaining healthy operations during rides
i. Disinfect the common touched surfaces of the ride equipment, before commencing the ride.
ii. Visitors shall sanitize their hands before and after using the rides. For such purpose hand sanitizer should be provided at the entry and exit of ride stations etc
iii. Ensure physical distancing in rides.
4. Maintaining healthy activities in common areas – Souvenir Shops, stalls, cafeteria, food courts, changing rooms, showers, etc.
i. Adequate crowd and queue management to be ensured.
ii. In food courts and restaurants, seating allowed shall follow adequate physical distancing norms.
iii. The seating arrangement should ensure adequate physical distancing.
iv. Food court staff / waiters should wear mask and hand gloves and take other required precautionary measures.
v. Contactless mode of ordering and digital mode of payment to be encouraged.
vi. Tables to be sanitized each time customer leaves.
vii. In the kitchen, the staff should follow physical distancing norms at workplace
5. Providing and maintaining healthy environment at Entertainment Park and similar places
i. Prior to resumption of activities, all work areas, public utility areas and open spaces (including but not limited to rides, museums, gardens, food courts, gift shops, theatres, etc.)
shall be sanitized with 1% Sodium Hypochlorite solution. Thereafter this will be done on a regular basis. Detailed guidelines are available at: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/Guidelinesondisinfectionofcommonpublicplacesincludingoffices.pdf.
ii. Cleaning and regular disinfection (using 1% Sodium Hypochlorite solution) of frequently touched surfaces (door knobs/handles, elevator buttons, hand rails, slides, chairs, tabletops, benches, washroom fixtures, etc.) and floors, walls etc. to be done before opening of Entertainment Park, at the end of the day and at other appropriate times.
iii. Provisions to be made for multiple hand washing stations and hand sanitizers for the use of public. Provision of soap in toilets and hand sanitizers in other common areas in sufficient quantity must be ensured.
iv. Deep cleaning of all drinking and hand washing stations, washrooms, showers and lavatories shall be ensured.
v. Visitors and employees should be advised to dispose of used face covers / masks in separate covered bins placed in common areas.
vi. Swimming Pool (wherever applicable) shall function in accordance with SOP issued by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (in consultation with MHA).
vii. Water themed Entertainment Parks and water rides shall ensure adequate and regular water filtration and chlorination as per laid down standards.
viii. Staggered timing and regulation of physical numbers on these rides be ensured.
ix. Theatres shall function in accordance with the SOPs issued by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (in consultation with MHA).
Source : Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
