PANAJI: Most of the owners of the wedding hall found the government’s order to allow multiple multiplied guests or carrying a negative test report Covid, not feasible.
The vaccination certificate does not carry beneficiary photos so it is difficult to verify, one owner of the wedding told Tii.
“Onus can’t be on us to check.
Only family that accommodates reception who will know their guests.
The responsibility must be theirs.
We are an open place and unlike disco or club with one entrance.
It is impossible for us to check and verify and verify and verify Hundreds of vaccination certificates.
Guests have not been invited by us but by a party that hosts a wedding, “The owner of the venue from South Goa told Tii.
In addition to wedding guests, wedding places have a crowded catering, waiters, decorators, band members and various people help in the settings.
Many weddings that took place this season were those who were postponed from last year and most of the wedding room had got their staff, starting from catering to security personnel, all vaccinated but said they could not guarantee the authenticity of vaccination certificates by guests or even turned them away.
Orders issued on December 29, it makes it mandatory for the owner, manager, license holder and the organizer of the place / function to make arrangements for verification and permission only people who are fully vaccinated which have a second-dose vaccination certificate released through the Cowin portal provided or people Whoever carries a Covid negative test report for the test done within 24 hours after entering.
A wedding hall owner in North Goa said ordinary people could not be the authority to decide the authenticity of the vaccination certificate and the government must think of implementation when issuing this order.
Some halls have not yet decided on how to implement it and whether they have to bother at all.
Other people are afraid they can face their impact if not and say they will try to insist.
Some have sent messages to those who have booked tickets for new years to bring their vaccination certificates with them.
In southern covers, the owner of a wedding place is not happy with the blame of the spread of covids placed on them and questioning the free entries of government restrictions for tourists.
“Nobody talks about the election, which is a larger crowdpuller.
Is there an examination that occurs in those who attend public meetings.
Why worry about marriage in South Goa when the government must focus on North Goa flooding tourists who are bombing time bombing,” said the South Goa Venue operator.
“If almost all goans are double vaccinated, then who brings a virus? The beach and club are crowded.
The government is clamping in private places and making us apply rules but who will apply rules in public places?” Asked the owner of the wedding hall other.
After the second wave of destruction, marriage stakeholders said the government had to learn lessons and put tourists’ restrictions on the border since October itself.
Orders also apply to entertainment places including spas, massage parlors, restaurants, pubs, bars, halls, auditories, gyms, cinema rooms, river cruises, water parks, amusement parks, etc.