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Non-essential shops and hospitality businesses have suffered significantly during the pandemic, but it is hoped widespread vaccine rollout and reduced Covid transmission will allow these businesses to reopen once again over the coming months. On April 12 some rules will relax, but what does this mean for pubs?

When will pubs reopen?

Hospitality businesses have been disrupted by closures for several months since the first lockdown in March.

The Government has confirmed pubs will be able to reopen in England from April 12, however not indoors.

Pubs and restaurants can serve customers outdoors from Monday, April 12.

Customers must order and eat while seated and should wear face masks when moving around the venue.

There will be one way systems in place, but no curfews.

Britons can visit pubs and restaurants outdoors in groups of up to six people or two households.

Then from May 17, pubs and restaurants may be able to start serving indoors.

This date depends on the data the government is examining, with the pressure on the NHS, vaccination rate and infection rate all being closely monitored.

From May 17 in England, hotels, BnBs and hostels can also open their doors to customers.

This means staycations can go ahead in the UK.

Now a campaign is being launched calling on drinkers to support local independent brewers when pubs reopen next week.

Around five million pints of cask beer are estimated to have been poured away because of the coronavirus crisis, with the brewers who made it left to foot the bill.

Sales of hand-pulled cask beer, which can only be sold in pubs, have been hit hard by Covid restrictions, with sales down 70% over the last year.

The Cask Is Back, So Back Cask campaign is backed by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra), the British Institute of Innkeeping, and Cask Marque.

James Calder, chief executive of SIBA, said: “Because cask beer can only be enjoyed in the pub it’s the drink millions of beer lovers across the UK have missed most during lockdown.

“Whether you’re a real ale enthusiast or sometimes beer drinker, we’re asking everyone to support their local independent breweries and opt for their first pint back in the pub to be some delicious local cask beer.”

Tom Stainer, chief executive of Camra, said: “What makes the Great British pub so unique is delicious, fresh cask beer.

“It’s a drink you can only enjoy in the pub and which millions of people across the UK have not been able to enjoy for much of the last 12 months.”

Breweries have been ramping production back up ahead of pubs reopening.

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