Off-licences added to list of shops allowed to stay open during coronavirus lockdown

Off-licences are now allowed to open during the coronavirus outbreak.
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They have been added to the government's list of businesses deemed essential to keep the country running during the coronavirus crisis.

With pubs, bars and restaurants ordered to close to stem the spread of Covid-19, off-licences were today added to the list of shops allowed to stay open.

Off-licences can now stay open during the lockdown to allow people to drink at home while pubs are closed (PA)Off-licences can now stay open during the lockdown to allow people to drink at home while pubs are closed (PA)
Off-licences can now stay open during the lockdown to allow people to drink at home while pubs are closed (PA)
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Licensed shops selling alcohol, including those in breweries, also made the updated list of stores exempted from mass closures in the retail sector.

Corner shops, pharmacies, supermarkets, hardware stores, banks, petrol stations and bike shops can also stay open during the pandemic.

On Monday night, Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered the closure of all non-essential stores as he plunged the UK into a lockdown to reduce the spread of Covid-19.

Places of worship must close, apart from for funerals, as must libraries, museums, galleries and bingo halls.

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