Is it illegal to gather people to eat in a restaurant but not let the merchants turn on the lights?

In violation of the law, in accordance with the instructions that "all kinds of catering institutions are not allowed to eat in the lobby, only provide take-away services, and strictly implement epidemic prevention and control measures", on the night of April 3, the Xishi District Market Supervision Bureau conducted an investigation on catering business units under its jurisdiction. On the same day, more than 20 law enforcement officers and 4 vehicles were dispatched, and more than 230 catering business units in the jurisdiction were investigated. Most restaurants are closed to the public. Five catering institutions with eating behavior in class were sealed up according to regulations, and the relevant responsible persons were investigated and warned on the spot.

The Second Brigade of the Municipal Comprehensive Law Enforcement Detachment carried out special rectification on the phenomenon that citizens gathered in front of shops or on the roadside for open-air barbecue after the outbreak. The law enforcement team persuaded the citizens who gathered for the barbecue from many reasons, such as city appearance management, environmental protection, epidemic prevention and control, and got the cooperation of most citizens, and temporarily detained the uncooperative items. On that day, * * * investigated and dealt with outdoor barbecues 16, and handled 7 cases.