Following an announcement today (23rd June) by the Prime Minister, with the 2m rule being relaxed to ‘1m plus’ from 4th July, he also confirmed that the following will be opening again from that same date, with the new relaxed lockdown restrictions. Here is a list of what will be reopening:
- Amusement arcades
- Bars
- Bed and Breakfast
- Boarding houses
- Campsites
- Caravan parks
- Cinemas
- Funfairs
- Holiday homes
- Hotels
- Libraries
- Model villages
- Museums and galleries
- Outdoor playgrounds
- Places of worship
- Pubs
- Theme parks
- Workplace canteens
However, there isn’t a date yet for when gyms can reopen, because of the number of surfaces that people touch and the “much greater risk of infection” as a result of lots of people breathing harder
Also, it is said that theatres and concert halls can reopen to show recorded shows, but not live performance ‘because of issues around socially distancing performers and the risks associated with singing.’
‘For the same reason, religious services won’t be able to include singing.’ – BBC political correspondent Chris Mason reports.
