<span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said that the state government has framed standard operating procedure (SOP) for reopening of restaurants and a decision will be taken once the guidelines are finalised. He was speaking in a meeting with the representatives of associations of restaurants from Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad and Nagpur via video conferencing. The Chief Minister convinced them the importance of the SOP's under the present circumstances.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has made it clear that the SOP are not for putting restaurant owners in trouble and it will be important to take care of the health of chefs and other staffers in restaurants as well as for visiting customers.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He emphasised on wearing masks, cleaning hands and maintaining physical distance while living with COVID-19 and added these precautions need to be taken when restaurants are reopened. He urged all the stakeholders to sit together and finalise the SOP. Additional Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte said the SOP will be finalised after holding another round of meeting with the representatives of restaurants. </span><br />