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| Coronavirus: How are pubs keeping customers safe? | Coronavirus: How are pubs keeping customers safe? |
| (21 days later) | |
| Pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants are welcoming customers across the UK. | |
| In England, Scotland and Wales these places can reopen indoors. However, pubs in Northern Ireland may only open indoors if they serve food, otherwise they will be allowed to sell alcohol outdoors. | |
| In Scotland, it is mandatory to provide table service. In England, indoor table service must be used "where possible", alongside further measures such as assigning a single staff member per table. | |
| Is it safe to go to the pub? | Is it safe to go to the pub? |
| Guidance has been issued in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on measures that pubs and restaurants must take to keep customers and staff safe. | |
| They include: | They include: |
| Meanwhile, the Wetherspoons pub chain has said its staff will be provided with face coverings and protective eyewear and it will run a reduced food menu. | |
| Bottles of ketchup and mayonnaise will be replaced by individual sachets. Customers will also be encouraged to sit outside in pub gardens, while some indoor seating areas will be separated by plastic screens. | Bottles of ketchup and mayonnaise will be replaced by individual sachets. Customers will also be encouraged to sit outside in pub gardens, while some indoor seating areas will be separated by plastic screens. |
| Social distancing has been reduced from 2m (6ft) to 1m in Northern Ireland and from 2m to 1m plus in England. Restrictions apply in both cases. | Social distancing has been reduced from 2m (6ft) to 1m in Northern Ireland and from 2m to 1m plus in England. Restrictions apply in both cases. |
| Indoor pubs, cafes and restaurants in Scotland can apply for exemption from the 2m distancing rule, if they take certain steps. | Indoor pubs, cafes and restaurants in Scotland can apply for exemption from the 2m distancing rule, if they take certain steps. |
| Do I have to provide contact details if I eat out? | Do I have to provide contact details if I eat out? |
| UK pub and hospitality trade bodies have published guidance for bars and restaurants on how to operate contact tracing. | UK pub and hospitality trade bodies have published guidance for bars and restaurants on how to operate contact tracing. |
| If a customer tests positive, will the pub or restaurant have to close? | If a customer tests positive, will the pub or restaurant have to close? |
| Possibly, but not necessarily. | Possibly, but not necessarily. |
| Official government advice says an NHS Test and Trace call does not always mean a pub or restaurant must close. | Official government advice says an NHS Test and Trace call does not always mean a pub or restaurant must close. |
| It depends on the circumstances and when the infected person visited. | It depends on the circumstances and when the infected person visited. |
| NHS Test and Trace could ask staff to: | NHS Test and Trace could ask staff to: |
| Local health protection officials have the power to close establishments. | Local health protection officials have the power to close establishments. |
| A few pubs in England, which reopened on 4 July, closed after customers tested positive. | |
| If you are contacted personally by NHS Test and Trace, you should follow the advice and be prepared to self-isolate for a fortnight. | If you are contacted personally by NHS Test and Trace, you should follow the advice and be prepared to self-isolate for a fortnight. |
| How did the hospitality sector cope during lockdown? | How did the hospitality sector cope during lockdown? |
| The hospitality sector was the third-largest employer in the country in 2018, according to UK Hospitality. | The hospitality sector was the third-largest employer in the country in 2018, according to UK Hospitality. |
| But many restaurants and cafes were already struggling even before the Covid-19 outbreak, in the face of rising rents and falling consumer spending. | But many restaurants and cafes were already struggling even before the Covid-19 outbreak, in the face of rising rents and falling consumer spending. |
| In the lockdown, job cuts and closures were announced by chains such as Frankie & Benny's and Carluccio's. | In the lockdown, job cuts and closures were announced by chains such as Frankie & Benny's and Carluccio's. |
| Thousands of workers in the industry have been furloughed under the government's job retention scheme, which allows them to receive 80% of their monthly salary up to £2,500. | Thousands of workers in the industry have been furloughed under the government's job retention scheme, which allows them to receive 80% of their monthly salary up to £2,500. |
| The British Beer and Pub Association, which represents the pubs industry, said it welcomed the move to reopen businesses but called on pub-goers to support staff "to ensure everyone can enjoy the return of our pubs safely". | The British Beer and Pub Association, which represents the pubs industry, said it welcomed the move to reopen businesses but called on pub-goers to support staff "to ensure everyone can enjoy the return of our pubs safely". |