Rising COVID-19 Infections Cause Bars in the UK to Close Early

Some bars in the northeast England are attempting to combat the spread of COVID-19, and have started to close early after Britain put tougher restrictions in place. Daily infection rates rising back to the levels seen last May caused the British government to take action.

In an article from the Associated Press, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the House of Commons that these limitations would ban social interaction with other households, require leisure and entertainment venues to close at 10 p.m. and open at 5 am, and require bars and restaurants to only provide table service.

People are concerned with the rising spread of the virus and the shortage of Widespread testing, which is needed to those infected know to self-isolate. I think the article should have mentioned this at the beginning since it is important as to why the restrictions are happening.

https://apnews.com/89b6d1c8fbf2932c14daebf5da50cdd6



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  1.    fuglsang on September 23rd, 2020

    Is there a shortage of testing in England? I would say the lead matches the headline, which is good. It is also focused on social-distancing rather than testing. But if there is a shortage, it’s worth mentioning, maybe early in the story.

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