Pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels would be driven under if the government imposes “plan B” restrictions to curb the rise in Covid-19 cases, the head of the hospitality trade body has warned, amid concern that the industry cannot survive a second lost Christmas.
The health secretary, Sajid Javid, said on Wednesday that while new infections could hit a record 100,000 a day, he would not be reintroducing measures such as working from home or compulsory mask-wearing “at this time”.
But the British Medical Association said on Thursday it would be “wilful negligence” not to enact plan B in England, to prevent the NHS being overwhelmed by growing numbers of coronavirus cases.
Kate Nicholls, the chief executive of UK Hospitality, which represents 730
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