The British government’s control of the Covid-19 pandemic and, with regard to the hotel sector, has been debatable to say the least.
While Covid’s limited business days and a multitude of government statements, instructions and press meetings continue to merge, operators across the country have found that their ability to do business is seriously hampered by new measures, adding the debatable 22-hour curfew and regional mixing bans. . and the closure of pubs in Scotland’s central belt: more rumours are reported in the works.
However, infection rates in Covid-19 are not unique to the UK, as Europe’s governments are forced to delay recovery plans to prevent case accumulation.
But how do the measures of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland compare to those of the continent?
For a review of the measures imposed on pubs, bars and restaurants across Europe, see The Morning Advertiser (MA) interactive map below, or read on for a closer look and a chance at what you think is best.
england
Since 24 September, the hotel industry has been forced to practice a 22-hour schedule. curfew and restrict bookings to six people, in accordance with government combination rules.
According to the recent series of measures, institutions will also have to offer table service, while visitors must wear masks in pubs, bars and restaurants “except when sitting at a table to eat or drink” from September 28
However, takeaways can still be delivered after 10 p. m. while supermarkets, outlets and unauthorized licenses can still sell alcohol 24 hours a day.
In addition to these industry restrictions, stricter mixing measures have been implemented in some parts of the country, the highest recently covering the city of Liverpool, Warrington, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough, affecting around 2 million people.
An estimated 16. 6 million others live in spaces limited by local blockade measures across the UK, approximately one in four people, according to the BBC.
These measures prevent families from meeting indoors, such as pubs and restaurants, in affected areas, and Health Secretary Matt Hancock also recommended “against any social mix between families. “
Hancock also pleaded with others to be limited only to “essential trips,” which cover paintings, where house paintings are not imaginable, and school.
However, as recently reported via the MA, Nottingham’s nightly events will get mysterious visits such as social media visits and site checking as a component of the city’s new Covid-19 Aware Nightlife accreditation program.
Considered the first in the UK, the programme was expected to pave the way for the city’s nightlife sites to demonstrate compliance with Covid’s security measures and reopen safely where they have not yet done so.
Scotland
As reported through MA on 7 October, Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon described restrictions on pubs in Scotland, adding the two-week closure of pubs in five regions, adding Glasgow and Edinburgh, starting on 9 October.
In other parts of the country, rooms can only operate indoors between 6 a. m. M. Y. 6 p. m. , Serving only food and non-alcoholic beverages, pubs can still serve alcohol outdoors.
There is an exemption from Sturgeon’s “still difficult actions” for events that mark life events, such as weddings and funerals.
The prime minister said she wanted to be “honest” with the sector, not put it in a scenario in which it was “almost closed” and lacked a monetary matrix. She revealed that another 40 million euros would be allocated to the affected companies through the measures.
Wales
Like England, Wales has also imposed a curfew at 10 p. m. for host companies that, again, must offer only table service. However, unlike England, supermarkets were banned from promoting alcohol after this period.
The new regulations have been in place since 29 September, in addition to the local blockade restrictions already in place for two-thirds of the population, adding citizens of the country’s capital, Cardiff, plus Swansea and Llanelli.
“In the coming weeks and months, there is a very genuine option that the coronavirus will regain its place in our local communities, towns and cities,” said Welsh Prime Minister Mark Drakeford. “None of us will see this happen yet. “
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland has set its curfew for reception spaces an hour later than the rest of the UK at 11 p. m. , with final orders required at 10:30 p. m. This is consistent with regulations prohibiting any supermarket or store from promoting alcohol after the closure of pubs and bars.
According to HuffPost UK, several members of the government have been quietly inspired by Covid’s safe night hospitality measures in Northern Ireland, and some incidents of public overcrowding or house parties were reported after the last hour.
Before curfew imposed at 11pm last month, bars and pubs in Northern Ireland could remain open until 1am.
France (Paris and Marseille)
The French government ordered the closure of bars and cafes in Paris for two weeks from 6 October after pointing to the city and its nearest suburbs as “maximum alert” areas after an era of high infection rates in Covid-19.
Restaurants will be allowed to remain open as long as there are strict hygiene standards.
France’s alert point takes effect when a local infection rate exceeds 250 infections, consisting of 100,000 inhabitants and at least 30% of the extensive care beds are reserved for patients with Covid-19.
This occurs after all the bars and restaurants in the largest city at the time, Marseille, were ordered for two weeks on 26 September.
In October, France reported 12,565 cases of Covid-19.
“These are brake measures because the epidemic is progressing too fast,” police leader Didier Lallement said at a press conference on October 5. “We want to slow down so that our physical care formula looks overwhelmed. “
Czech Republic
A state of emergency has been declared in the Czech Republic following an increase in Covid-19 infections.
In the last fortnight, the country recorded the moment of new instances consisting of 100,000 in Europe after Spain, and the fourth number of deaths.
This has led to the imposition of limited opening hours of bars and places to eat from 6 a. m. at 10 p. m. , banning live music and, as in the UK, up to six other people in line with the table in host companies.
These restrictions will be in effect for two weeks in parallel with the respective limits of 10 and 20 more people for indoor meetings and the closure of secondary schools.
As reported in the past through MA, pub window sales were allowed to continue closing in the Czech Republic, and the government allowed the reopening of outdoor pubs, gardens and terraces to eat from 11 May and the resumption of indoor exchanges. two weeks later under strict social conditions, estating measures.
Spain (Madrid)
Madrid, the Spanish capital, recently entered a local blockade on October 2, and its 3 million people were only able to leave their neighborhoods for must-see travel.
The neighbors around Alcalá, Alcobendas, Alcorcón, Fuenlabrada, Getafe, Leganés, Móstoles, Parla and Torrejón have also undergone a perimeter closure.
Bars and restaurants are served after 8 p. m. and others gather in teams of more than six.
On the other hand, it recently reported that Barcelona will host a verification event at the front for a capacity of another 1000 people, while teams of more than five people have been banned under partial blockade measures in Ibiza with bars and restaurants closing at 10 p. m. according to the government of the Balearic Islands.
Germany (Berlin)
In Germany, the nightlife of the capital, Berlin, saw its first curfew imposed in 70 years amid an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases.
On October 6, two of the 3 “traffic lights” that make up the city’s coronavirus alert formula turned red after the government recorded 44. 2 new cases for each and every 100,000 more people in the last week.
In addition to the rate of reproduction, the mild traffic formula measures the number of new infections and beds for Covid-19 patients in intensive care units.
The rate of new cases in the spaces of the city centre, synonymous with Berlin’s nightlife, even coincides with 4 of the seven hot spots indexed through the German law firm of diseases to have an occurrence of more than 50 cases in seven days consisting of 100,000 inhabitants discovered in the city center. Capital.
The latest update of the German National Health Authority, the Robert Koch Institute, explained: “The scenario in the affected spaces of Berlin is the result of factors, adding young people, foreign travelers and revelers who contract the disease through the party and then bring those infections to their co-residents or families. “
As a result, at 11 p. m. until 6 a. m. curfew is imposed in bars and restaurants, while there will be restrictions on the sale of alcohol.
Outside, a maximum of five other people from a maximum of two families will be allowed to gather, while internal personal parties will be limited to another ten people.
These measures are expected to remain in force until the end of October.
Belgium (Brussels)
All bars, cafés and event rooms in the Belgian capital Brussels have been informed and will have to close for at least one month from 7 a. m. October 8, while social bubbles have been limited to 4 people.
While restaurants in Brussels will remain open to keep the hotel sector afloat, Rudi Vervoort, the minister-president of the Brussels-Capital region, has banned alcohol intake in public spaces.
In the rest of the country, reception spaces are subject to 11 p. m. curfew, while social bubbles are limited to 10 people.
The Belgian government’s policy of restricting others to small social bubbles cited by Health Secretary Matt Hancock in September as an inspiration for the British approach, however, infection rates in Belgium have steadily increased.
The average number of new coronavirus infections in Brussels 2,466 consistent with the day between 27 September and 3 October, an increase of 57% compared to last week with the new Belgian Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo, recently confirming that belgians would be limited to only 3 outdoor contacts in their homes.
Estonia
While Estonia has lately only made recommendations for others to wear masks and socially stay away, its government recently passed a national ban on the sale of alcohol until 10am anywhere it sells alcohol to consume on-site, such as bars, nightclubs and restaurants.
Which one works best for you?