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The people are chooketh! But they still can’t have hot lockdown nosh

The government has moved quickly to tweak lockdown regulations, formally banning the sale of cooked hot food.

A legal opinion saying cooked hot food could be sold in shops is now moot after a government gazette published on Monday specifically bans its sale.
A legal opinion saying cooked hot food could be sold in shops is now moot after a government gazette published on Monday specifically bans its sale. (123RF/liudmylachuhunova)

The government has moved quickly to tweak lockdown regulations, formally banning the sale of cooked hot food.

This comes as anger grows at "draconian" rules meant to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

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