The new 10 p.m. curfew on UK pubs, bars, and restaurants will 'devastate' the industry, owners say. 'It's hard to understand how this is the solution to fighting the disease.'

Matthew Horwood/Getty ImagesThe UK government introduced a 10 p.m. curfew for pubs, bars, and restaurants, and compulsory table service as part of its latest coronavirus safety measures. Industry bodies have described this as “another crushing blow” that will “devastate” the sector well into 2021. Two in five adults said they will go out less often as a result of curfew, according to survey from market research company CGA. The curfew will also affect takeaways. CEOs of fast food giants KFC and Pizza Hut warned that the curfew could have a "catastrophic impact." Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. England's new 10 p.m. curfew at pubs, bars, and restaurants — designed to push down COVID-19 cases — is "another crushing blow" to struggling businesses now facing closure, owners have said. Nearly a quarter (23%) of members of the UK's biggest pub and hospitality trade bodies expect to fail in the next three months unless the government gives them more support, a survey by market research company CGA shows — and the curfew "will only make the situation worse," the British Beer and Pubs Association (BBPA) said. One in eight hospitality staff have already been made redundant, the survey said. Two To keep reading about The new 10 p.m. curfew on UK pubs, bars, and restaurants will 'devastate' the industry, owners say. 'It's hard to understand how this is the solution to fighting the disease.', Click on the link. Seoul, Korea
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