Michael Gove this weekend said that pubs and restaurants will be ‘among the last’ to see lockdown restrictions lifted
Today Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden attempted to steer away from any set dates for lockdown to ease and called the reports pubs will stay shut until Christmas ‘pure speculation’.
But he warned that easing up on restrictions too early could mean ‘even more draconian measures’ further down the line.‘But we need to do it in a sensible way because the worst thing we could possibly do is to prematurely ease the restrictions and then find a second peak, and have to go right back to square one again with potentially even more draconian measures.
Mr Harris said that he did not see ‘how people can be in packed pubs again as long as this virus is still with us’. He told the Irish Independent: ‘I’d like to see a situation whereby our schools could come back or at least could come partially back.‘What’s not going to come back quickly are scenarios in which we can’t safely socially distance.
‘So I can’t see how people can be in packed pubs again as long as this virus is still with us and we don’t have a vaccine or an effective treatment.’
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pubs 'could remain closed until at least Christmas' in 'massive blow' for tradeA pub trade insider has admitted boozers may not survive if they are kept locked down until the winter, having already lost 'millions' with Euro 2020 postponed until next year
Read more »
Pubs 'to open last' when UK slowly lifts coronavirus lockdownSorry to break it to you.
Read more »
Pubs 'to open last' when UK slowly lifts coronavirus lockdownA drink in the pub will mean its almost the end of lockdown
Read more »
Pubs 'will reopen LAST' in phased exit from coronavirus lockdownPUBS will reopen LAST in a phased exit from the coronavirus lockdown, it was claimed today. Brits will remain in lockdown for another three weeks to slow the spread of the deadly bug – with t…
Read more »
Pubs and clubs 'will reopen last' in phased coronavirus lockdown exitOutdoor spaces will be the first to reopen when the UK's lockdown begins to lift once authorities have got the pandemic under control - but 'pubs will not be a priority'
Read more »
Love Island ‘delayed until August and could be filmed in the UK’LOVE Island could be filmed in the UK, according to insiders who say the show has been delayed “until August at the earliest”. The global coronavirus crisis has derailed plans for ITV&…
Read more »