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English Pubs Are Reopening - They Won't Be the Same

Associated Press

   LONDON - Asking people in English pubs to keep their distance is going
   to be tough after they've had a few of their favorite tipples.

   Pub managers will have to be resourceful come Saturday when they and
   other parts of the hospitality industry in England open their doors to
   customers for the first time since March 20, provided they meet COVID
   safety requirements.

   The British government has been accused of being reckless in allowing
   pubs to open again, given coronavirus infection and death rates are
   still high and amid evidence that reopening bars in countries like the
   U.S. has led to new outbreaks. The U.K. has recorded nearly 44,000
   virus-related deaths, third behind the United States and Brazil.

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