ABHA: Surveillance cameras are to be placed in restaurants and catering kitchens in Asir Province to ensure restaurants are keeping food and workers safe amid the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Walid Al-Hamidi, mayor of Asir municipality, noted that this initiative is in line with the municipality’s efforts to maintain food safety in the region to the highest standards. Al-Hamidi said that initially this will be implemented in regions under the authority of the municipalities of Asir, Khamis Mushayt, Balsamer, Rijal Alma, Bisha, Sarat Ubaida, Al-Namas, Mahayel Asir, Tanuma, Al-Majardah, Al-Hazmi, Wadi bin Hashbal and Al-Harja. The second phase includes the municipalities of Ahad Rafidah, Al-Amoah, Samakh Tereeb, Al-Wadeen, Bahr Abu Sukaynah, Al-Barak, Dhahran Al-Janub, Al-Bashaer, Bariq, Balqarn, Al-Farshah, Al-Rabwah, Qana, Balhamer, Sahel, El-Naqeea, Bani Amr, Al-Subaykhah, Tathleeth, Al-Thaniyyah and Tabalah. Workers in food preparation premises are required to disinfect cooking equipment, delivery cases and electronic card payment devices, to separate food items with different chemical characteristics, to serve only canned drinks and to securely seal orders.