Customers line up outside JD Sport on Oxford Street in London, England, April 12, 2021.
Stores, bars, gyms and barbershops across England were allowed to reopen on Monday (April 12). The country’s “non-essential” industries were forced to close for three months after a pandemic of the Chinese Communist virus (Wuhan pneumonia).
Early in the morning, long lines formed outside Primark in cities like Birmingham and JD Sports on Oxford Street in London. Although the weather has suddenly cooled down recently, the cold weather doesn’t seem to have dampened people’s enthusiasm to “buy it all”.
The UK was forced to impose the toughest restrictions in the country’s peacetime history three months ago as a variant of the Chinese Communist virus Kent raged. England has been under a third blockade since early January, forcing tens of thousands of “non-essential” businesses to close.
Announcing the lifting of the embargo on Friday (April 9), Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the reopening was an “important step” toward freedom, while urging people not to forget their responsibilities while the coronavirus (the Chinese communist virus) remains rampant –Preventing the epidemic.
In anticipation of the unbundling, some Britons began lining up at midnight to grab a drink with friends at the Kentish Belle in Bexleyheath, south London, and the Oak Inn in Coventry, central England.
“I’m excited to see my clients: to see how they’re doing and to give them that feeling after getting their hair done.” Maggie Grieve runs a hair salon called Beaucatcher in north London. She told Reuters, “Today feels like a hairdresser’s birthday and the well wishes are pouring in.”
In a statement on Sunday, the prime minister said, “I believe this will be a huge relief for those business owners who have been closed for so long. And for others, it’s a chance to get back to doing some of the things we love but missed.”
“I urge everyone to continue to act responsibly and remember to keep COVID (the Chinese Communist virus) at bay by ‘(washing) your hands, (washing) your face, space (keeping social distance) and fresh air (keeping the air circulating).'” Johnson also said that the vaccination program will continue to move forward.
To date, the UK has the fifth highest number of deaths in the world from COVID-19, a disease caused by the Chinese Communist virus, at more than 127,000. (Note: The Chinese Communist Party is concealing the epidemic and the outside world does not have access to its true epidemic figures.)
The epidemic has brought the worst economy to the UK in three centuries
According to official figures, 2020 was the worst year for Britain’s economy in more than three centuries – a 9.8 percent drop in gross domestic product, underscoring the urgency of reopening the economy.
The British Retail Consortium, an industry lobby group, estimates that stores across the United Kingdom (UK) lost 27 billion pounds ($37 billion) during the three forced closures, while 67,000 retail jobs will be lost in 2020 alone. Lost.
According to data compiled by the Local Data Company for accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), some 17,532 chain store outlets across the UK disappeared from key business areas last year.
Under the unbundling, non-essential stores such as home and fashion chains in Wales and England reopened Monday; bars and restaurants began serving outdoors only on the same day. Meanwhile, the curfew was lifted.
Indoor services will not reopen until May 17 at the earliest.
Scottish stores will have to wait until April 26 to take this “important step”.
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