Corona crisis | UK

Up to 30,000 locations at risk

Pub operators in Great Britain are longing for the end of the lockdown in mid-April. Industry representatives are pleading for the indoor areas to be allowed to be used again then. According to government strategy, it's not their turn until mid-May.
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Pub operators in Great Britain are longing for the end of the lockdown in mid-April. Industry representatives are pleading for the indoor areas to be allowed to be used again then. According to government strategy, it's not their turn until mid-May.

It could destroy upt to 30,000 hospitality venues if the government does not stick to its current opening strategy, UK Hospitality has warned. With 42 closures a day, the rate of pubs, restaurants and bars giving up this year is up significantly from 30 in 2020, it said.

Thousands are "clining on with their fingertips" and could soon tumble into insolvency, the association reports. Between December 2019 and February 20

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