Pubs REFUSE to open on ‘Super Saturday’ over fears they cannot operate safely this weekend
PUB bosses have revealed they are planning to keep their doors closed on upcoming “Super Saturday” despite finally being allowed to open after three months of lockdown.
Some landlords fear they cannot enforce Covid-19 social distancing rules when partying punters flood in for their first pint since March.
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Pubs, bars and restaurants can reopen from July 4 in England and provide indoor service.
New rules will see screens separating tables, bar staff delivering drink orders to customers and orders being made via apps.
Toilets will be open.
"We are working through the guidelines provided for the hospitality industry and want to make sure that when we open, we are providing the safest possible environment."
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick said the public will see “a lot” of officers on London streets.
She told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme yesterday: “There will be a lot more ready should people be out of order, should people get violent.
While pubs can be open, gyms, nightclubs, nail salons and spas must remain closed for now as they still pose a risk to spread the virus.
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The UK’s official coronavirus death toll stands at 43,906 the highest in Europe and the third-highest in the world after the US and Brazil.
But the country's infection rate has been falling and Britain is gradually easing lockdown restrictions imposed in March.
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