Previous lockdowns suggest hospitality could be facing one of the longest routes back to normality.
By Paul Seddon
A world-famous British institution, they have been, along with other hospitality businesses, especially hard hit during the pandemic.
And previous lockdowns suggest both pubs and restaurants are facing a longer route back to normality than other sectors hit by periods of closure.
Recently, one group of scientists advising the government warned against reopening the sector before May.
Although the government is aiming to give over-50s a first vaccine dose by the spring, that would still leave a large number of people unprotected, they argue.
One of the scientists, Dr Marc Baguelin from Imperial College London, said even a partial reopening before then could mean “unsustainable” pressure on the NHS.
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