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Face coverings are required to be worn in any shops, including food shops and supermarkets, but are not required in hospitality settings, including restaurants with table service, bars, and pubs. They are also not required in entertainment venues (such as cinemas or casinos), visitor attractions (such as heritage sites or museums), exercise and sports venues (such as gyms).
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... e-your-ownVenue exemption from mandatory face covering isn't good public health policy; these are indoor places without special differences giving the people protection from infection. Yet people aren't having to wear masks in settings as risky as those it's mandatory wearing them. I'm especially concerned for staff of these exempt venue premises. Customers may be able to avoid them, employees aren't.
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The government’s
guidance for keeping workers and customers safe during COVID-19 in restaurants, pubs, bars and takeaway services clearly advises that designated indoor seating areas for customers to eat or drink should at this time only be open for table service, where possible, alongside additional infection control measures.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... e-your-own(cJA bold)
Government's clear advice document is below. The measures in place aren't robust enough protecting employees or customers in these venues open and without a mandatory face mask requirement. Simply stating words
government clearly advises isn't enough ensuring people will be safe on that basis alone.
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Keeping workers and customers safe during COVID-19 in restaurants, pubs, bars and takeaway services
COVID-19 secure guidance for employers, employees and the self-employedThis document has been prepared by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) with input from firms, unions, industry bodies and the devolved administrations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and in consultation with Public Health England (PHE) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... 230720.pdf Department of Business published the guidance supposed to protect people in venues exempt from wearing masks.
Business is in charge of public health policy.
Government are clear enough there for sure.
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