Photos: Pubs, salons and restaurants open in England after three months

By HT Correspondent

Updated On Jul 05, 2020 06:48 pm IST

On July 4, pubs, restaurants, hotels, cinemas and salons in England reopened for the first time in three months, since the country entered a lockdown. Relaxations, to the general public's relief, restore a normalcy that was sorely missed because of the lockdown. However, there are concerns that the British government is being hasty in sanctioning the changes, given the country still has high coronavirus infection and death rates.

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Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (R) chooses a drink at the bar of The Rose and Crown pub in Snettisham on July 3. Restaurants, hotels, cinemas and hairdressers in England reopened their doors for the first time yesterday after three months of lockdown due to Covid-19. (Aaron Chown / AFP)

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 06:48 pm IST

Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (R) chooses a drink at the bar of The Rose and Crown pub in Snettisham on July 3. Restaurants, hotels, cinemas and hairdressers in England reopened their doors for the first time yesterday after three months of lockdown due to Covid-19. (Aaron Chown / AFP)

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An employee works the till behind a perspex screen at The Moon Under Water pub in London on July 4. In addition to the reopening of much of the hospitality sector, couples can tie the knot once again, people can go and see a movie at their local cinema and many of those who have had enough of their lockdown hair can finally get a trim. In all cases, social distancing rules have to be followed. (Simon Dawson / Bloomberg)

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 06:48 pm IST

An employee works the till behind a perspex screen at The Moon Under Water pub in London on July 4. In addition to the reopening of much of the hospitality sector, couples can tie the knot once again, people can go and see a movie at their local cinema and many of those who have had enough of their lockdown hair can finally get a trim. In all cases, social distancing rules have to be followed. (Simon Dawson / Bloomberg)

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People enjoy a drink inside the Dirty Onion in Belfast on July 3. According to the latest government statistics, another 67 virus-related deaths were recorded on July 4 across the UK, the large majority in England, taking total fatalities to 44,198 which is by far the highest in Europe and third behind the United States and Brazil. (Paul Faith / AFP)

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 06:48 pm IST

People enjoy a drink inside the Dirty Onion in Belfast on July 3. According to the latest government statistics, another 67 virus-related deaths were recorded on July 4 across the UK, the large majority in England, taking total fatalities to 44,198 which is by far the highest in Europe and third behind the United States and Brazil. (Paul Faith / AFP)

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A server carries a fried breakfast at The Moon Under Water pub in London on July 4. Though the easing of the lockdown will be warmly welcomed by many, there are concerns that the British government is being overly hasty in sanctioning the changes, given the country’s still high coronavirus infection and death rates. (Simon Dawson / Bloomberg)

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 06:48 pm IST

A server carries a fried breakfast at The Moon Under Water pub in London on July 4. Though the easing of the lockdown will be warmly welcomed by many, there are concerns that the British government is being overly hasty in sanctioning the changes, given the country’s still high coronavirus infection and death rates. (Simon Dawson / Bloomberg)

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A member of the staff stands outside The Moon Under Water pub in London on July 4. According to a report by AP, the four nations of the UK — England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are easing the lockdown at different speeds. (Simon Dawson / Bloomberg)

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 06:48 pm IST

A member of the staff stands outside The Moon Under Water pub in London on July 4. According to a report by AP, the four nations of the UK — England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are easing the lockdown at different speeds. (Simon Dawson / Bloomberg)

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A hair stylist wearing a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) face visor cuts a customers hair at a salon in Birkenhead on July 4. In other countries, the reopening of bars and restaurants has been blamed for a spike in infections, the AP reported. (Paul ELLIS / AFP)

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 06:48 pm IST

A hair stylist wearing a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) face visor cuts a customers hair at a salon in Birkenhead on July 4. In other countries, the reopening of bars and restaurants has been blamed for a spike in infections, the AP reported. (Paul ELLIS / AFP)

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A pedestrian walks along the South Bank of the River Thames against a backdrop of the Houses of Parliament in London on July 3. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the decision to ease the lockdown is based on the scientific evidence that people are “appreciably less likely now to be in close proximity” with someone with the virus than at the height of the pandemic. (Chris Ratcliffe / Bloomberg)

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 06:48 pm IST

A pedestrian walks along the South Bank of the River Thames against a backdrop of the Houses of Parliament in London on July 3. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the decision to ease the lockdown is based on the scientific evidence that people are “appreciably less likely now to be in close proximity” with someone with the virus than at the height of the pandemic. (Chris Ratcliffe / Bloomberg)

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