" All pubs, restaurants etc to close in the UK "

BBC


Cafes, pubs and restaurants must close from Friday night, except for take-away food, to tackle coronavirus, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.

All the UK's nightclubs, theatres, cinemas, gyms and leisure centres have also been told to close "as soon as they reasonably can".

Mr Johnson said the situation will be reviewed each month.

The chancellor has said the government will pay 80% of wages for employees who are not working, up to £2,500 a month.

The announcement about closures follows similar measures taken in other countries - including in Ireland, where pubs and bars were asked to close from last Sunday.

There have been 167 deaths in England from the coronavirus outbreak, as well as six in Scotland, three in Wales and one in Northern Ireland.

Speaking at a daily Downing Street press briefing, Mr Johnson said the measures would be enforced "strictly" and that licensing arrangements will make doing so "relatively simple".

He urged people not to go out on Friday night, stressing: "For now, at least physically, we need to keep people apart."

The prime minister added: "The more effectively we follow the advice we are given, the faster this country will stage both a medical and an economic recovery in full."

Its hard to see a normal return to football any time soon.

Its hard to see a normal return to football any time soon.

Agreed I be shocked if it happens this calendar year tbh football any sports

I wonder if there’s one notable exception to all this..

People on uc getting 1k extra over next year aswell this ain't good

Its hard to see a normal return to football any time soon.

If they really believe it will return on April 30th as they announced, then they're going to be extremely disappointed.

I really dont see it returning until the autumn and can see next season running from Dec to Aug.

I think any sport before September at the earliest is unlikely.

The shit is really going
to hit the fan in 2 weeks i hope that it does' nt look like italy,
but doctors think it could be worse in the uk than italy soon, which is very sobering for the reaming pub drinkers.

Bookies closed from tonight .