English residents rushed to bars and hair salons on “Super Saturday” as coronavirus restrictions eased, and authorities called for caution.
The pubs opened at 6 a.m. and some beauty salons reportedly welcomed customers at midnight. Cinemas and restaurants also reopened across the country.
The men enjoy their first beers when the Chandos Arms pub reopens in London on Saturday 4th July 2020. England is embarking on perhaps its biggest blockade, as pubs and restaurants have the right to reopen for the first time in more than three months. . In addition to the reopening of much of the hospitality sector, couples can remarry, while many of those who have had enough curly hair can finally groom themselves.
The media called the day “Super Saturday” amid growing fears that radical reopens would lead to excessive indulgence after months of confinement. The Sun newspaper predicted that the British would drink 15 million pints of beer on Saturday.
Nigel Farage tweeted a photo of himself holding a half-empty beer glass with the phrase “I love it.”
People enjoy their beers while watching horse racing at the Forester pub in London on Saturday 4th July 2020. England is embarking on perhaps its biggest blockade, as pubs and restaurants are entitled to reopen for the first time in more than three months. In addition to the reopening of much of the hospitality sector, couples can remarry, while many of those who have had enough curly hair can finally groom themselves. (AP Photo / Frank Augstein)
“It’s beautiful to come back and have a pint,” said Jim Martin, a 56-year-old carpenter enjoying a drink at The Holland Tringham pub in South London. The pub opened at 8 a.m. and three-quarters was full at 11 a.m., according to Reuters.
People enjoy their drinks at the Forester pub beer garden in London on Saturday 4th July 2020. England is embarking on perhaps its biggest blockade, as pubs and restaurants have the right to reopen for the first time in more than three months. . In addition to the reopening of much of the hospitality sector, couples may remarry, while many of those who have had enough curly hair can finally groom themselves. (AP Photo / Frank Augstein)
Police chiefs were less than interested in the reopening, with concerns that the way the government has publicized the event could fuel “chaos” due to drunkenness and irresponsible behavior.
People queue outside Savvas Barbers when they reopened after the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Great Britain, July 4, 2020. REUTERS / Hannah McKay – RC28MH94GQPU
“I am in favor of the gradual lifting of the blockade, based on science, but not on how the government has proceeded,” David Jamieson, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, said in a statement. “The government is not in touch with this issue and should be listening to police leaders when they make important decisions like this. When things go wrong, it is the police who have to collect the pieces. ”
“I would urge people to act sensibly on Saturday.”
Men cut their hair at Savvas Barbers when it reopened after the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Great Britain, July 4, 2020. REUTERS / Hannah McKay – RC29MH9YHVPQ
Hospital workers said they were preparing for New Years Eve behavior.
Medical professionals have asked that people wear masks while indoors, such as pubs and movie theaters, but not everyone complies with the rules.
Customers drink beer at The Holland Tringham Wetherspoons pub after its reopening following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Great Britain, July 4, 2020. REUTERS / Hannah McKay – RC2AMH9ARMHE
That may be why the other home nations, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, have taken different paths. Each nation has the right to establish its own schedule for reopening.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson emphasized that it is about supporting companies as much as getting back to normal.
“We must not disappoint them,” he said at a press conference on Friday.
Not all parts of England can enjoy the newly discovered freedom: the reopening occurs even when the city of Leicester remains in strict confinement after a peak in cases. Parliament ratified legislation banning social gatherings, overnight stays, and the reopening of hotels, pubs, and restaurants, a necessary exclusion from the holidays.
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People caught breaking the closing rules will be fined, according to the BBC. The fines start at £ 100 and increase for multiple offenses. A person found breaking the lock for the sixth time faces a possible fine of £ 3,200.
