US News Covid-19: In Wales, the sale of alcohol banned before Christmas

© AFP / Geoff Caddick A bar worker tidies chairs in Cardiff, the Welsh capital.

The Welsh will have to go on a diet. Pubs and restaurants in Wales will no longer be able to serve alcohol and will have to close at 6 p.m. from Friday to limit the spread of the new coronavirus before Christmas, Welsh Prime Minister Mark Drakeford said on Monday.

Cinemas, bowling alleys and other indoor entertainment venues will have to close as part of this new turn of the screw intended to slow the pandemic in this British province of about 3 million inhabitants, said Mark Drakeford during a press conference in Cardiff.

Only take-away sales will remain authorized in pubs, cafes and restaurants after 6 p.m. These measures will be evaluated on December 17, then every three weeks, said Mark Drakeford, pledging financial aid for affected companies, "the most generous" in the UK.

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New restrictions on alcohol sales and pub opening times in Wales in the lead-up to Christmas will devastate the country’s hospitality industry, groups Scientific and medical advisers believe that unless further restrictions were put in place, the number of people in hospital in Wales with Covid - 19 could

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2,500 deaths in the country

According to the head of the Welsh government, these measures are necessary at the risk of seeing the number of hospitalizations and deaths sharply increase, the ground gained during a confinement "cut-out" of 17 days lifted early November eroding.

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Wales deplores more than 2,500 deaths due to the new coronavirus, but models suggest the possibility of 1,600 additional deaths during the period winter, he added.

Each constituent nation of the United Kingdom decides on its strategy against the pandemic. The most populous, England, plans to deconfin on Wednesday after a month of confinement, but nearly 99% of its 56 million inhabitants will continue to live under strict restrictions under a three-tier alert system.

Maximum three households under one roof

The epidemic of the new coronavirus has killed more than 58,000 people who tested positive in the United Kingdom, the most bereaved country in Europe, which has more than 1.6 million positive cases.

The UK government and the leaders of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have agreed to allow family and friends reunions around Christmas. A maximum of three foci can meet from December 23 to 27.