London’s pubs and restaurants are already reeling from the pandemic and face ruin, owners say, after the government ordered them to close early to help curb rapidly rising COVID-19 infections
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks walk as the city and surrounding areas face local restrictions in an effort to avoid a local lockdown being forced upon the region, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Manchester, Britain August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Molly Darlington/File Photo
The measures came after scientists warned that deaths from the disease could soar without urgent action. The number of new cases is rising fastest among those aged 20-29, although other, more vulnerable groups, are also at risk. Pubs could be kept safe by managers enforcing social distancing, with compliance checked by licensing authorities who had access to closed circuit TV, he added.
Shares in pubs and restaurant operators, already battered by the impact of COVID-19, fell on Monday as news of the tougher measures trickled through.
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