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and analysis from here and across the globe. Uk ministers are expected to tighten the coronavirus restrictions in parts of england on monday as they struggle to contain the surge in new infections. Pubs and restaurants could be forced to close in the worst affected areas in another blow to the hard pressed hospitality sector. There could also be a ban on overnight stays away from home in some areas. The government is also likely to introduce a three tier system for local lockdowns where different parts of the country would be placed in different categories. It comes as significant new measures are introduced in Central Scotland, with pubs and restaurants closing in the central belt for more than two weeks. In germany, there has been a sharp rise in new infections. Its risen by a058 in the last 2a hours. Its the highest recorded number since april. Brussels is closing all bars
and cafes for at least a month. Only restaurants serving meals at tables will remain open. Italy has made it mandatory to wear face masks in outdoor spaces across the country in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Ourfirst report comes from andy moore. It now looks almost certain that there will be new restrictions in the north of england. Manchester will very likely be affected. What hasnt been resolved is what form they will take and where they will be imposed. Options include the closure of pubs and restaurants and possibly a ban on overnight stays away from home. There is also likely to be a simpler, more easily understood system of restrictions where areas are put into a certain tier according to the level of infection. Cities in the north and the midlands have some of the highest coronavirus rates in the whole of the country. Liverpool has 552 cases per 100,000 people. Manchester has 542 cases per 100,000. And nottingham 497. In many of these places, local restrictions are already in force. These local restrictions that have been put in place in much of the north of england really havent been very effective. You can see rates are still going up, still going up very rapidly. We need to take much more stringent measures, notjust in the north of england, actually. I think we need to do it countrywide, and bring the epidemic back under control. Across the country, the number of covid deaths is rising. So too are the figures for admissions to hospitals. There is a serious risk the nhs will become overwhelmed in very short order. The increase in numbers of coronavirus cases is hard to compare from earlier this year, because of course we are testing far more. But the number of people
being admitted to hospital is directly comparable from earlier this year. And its on a very serious trajectory upwards. In scotland, new restrictions will come into force tomorrow evening. There will be no drinking inside bars and restaurants for over a fortnight. In the central belt, including glasgow and edinburgh, licensed premises will have to shut to all but takeaway services. There will be Financial Support for the Hospitality Industry in scotland, but the details are not clear. In england too, the treasury is looking at how to offer help to pubs and restaurants if tighter restrictions are imposed. Andy moore, bbc news. Lets get more on this from our Political Correspondentjess parker. It is not a question of if there will be restrictions in certain parts of england, but rather what they will be. Is anyone telling you more about how those might look, will be Something Like the central belt of scotland, where the restrictions being brought in from
tomorrow are much tighter . Its important to stress at this stage that we cant be sure exactly what will happen over the coming days. We do know ministers are worried about what we are seeing in terms of hospital admissions. They are looking at the data and over the coming days, it does now seem very likely that there will be further restrictions in some parts of england. Whether that might be pub closures, restaurant closures or a ban on overnight stays. These things we re ban on overnight stays. These things were put to the communities secretary robertjenrick this morning. He was remaining pretty tight lipped. We are currently considering what steps we should take, taking the advice of our scientific and medical advisors and a decision will be made shortly, but im not able to tell you exactly whats going to happen right now. But we will continue to take a proportionate and localised response, which i think is the right thing to do because the variations
in the number of cases are very significant in england, from over 550 in manchester per 100,000, to as low as 19 in cornwall, dorset and herefordshire. So a localised but proportionate response has to be the way forward. Jess, is the government saying anything more about targeted Financial Support or furlough for sectors that might be affected by tougher measures . Not publicly, but what we understand from treasury sources is that they are looking at further possible support for the hospitality sector in areas which could see further restrictions. It was only very recently that rishi sunak, the chancellor, announced his winter economy plan, the move from the furlough scheme to a new wage subsidy scheme, a less generous scheme, as ministers try and get people back into work, but they said they only wanted to supportjobs described as viable. But not long after he announced that plan, here we are with the possibility of a
further package of support. I think there will be a lot of pressure on there will be a lot of pressure on the treasury to come up with support for hard pressed sectors like hospitality, not least from local regional leaders and mayors who are voicing their concerns notjust about the way these measures are being communicated, but also what is going to happen to local businesses in those areas if there have to be further restrictions. Talk to us also about the announcement of a further inquiry by a number of pulmonary committees into the governments handling of coronavirus so far parliamentary committees. Various groups have been calling for this. It will not report until the spring. Is that going to be a bit too late to make any findings useful . Well, we dont know how long this virus is going to be with us. Something we have heard from ministers recently in terms of their strategy is that they want to suppress the virus and keep the economy going as much as possible and then wait for the cavalry to
come over the hill in terms of treatments or a vaccine. But a vaccine is not a certainty. There are hopes, but you have to ask questions about how many people that vaccine would be available to in the short to medium term. So discussions about the governments handling of coronavirus and examinations of it will go on for some time to come. Jess parker at westminster. Let me read a few of your comments on this issue. And even norwich says, cant understand why english covid restrictions are not expected until next week. We know numbers take much longer to come down than they are currently increasing. Another one from paul, who says pubs and clubs need a wake up call. It doesnt matter if they keep within the guidelines, they still supply as much alcohol as possible, which results in pecs ands shambolic behaviour. They cannot wash their hands on their customers the moment they leave junk. But another one says sadly, the problem is not in the bars and restaurants, it is in
the bars and restaurants, it is in the streets. It may be time to think the streets. It may be time to think the unthinkable and introduce a law of Riotous Assembly and then quarantine the offenders for a fortnight. If you want to send me any comments on this or any other stories, you can do that on twitter. Use the hashtag bbc your questions. Lets get more from kate nicholls, the chief executive of uk hospitality. We know what is happening in scotland. We are speculating about what is going to happen in parts of england next week. How worried are you for the hospitality sector right now, with this further period of restrictions on the possibility that they could be extended . We are extremely worried because the sector is still in a fragile state. One in five of our premises across the uk has not yet opened since the first lockdown, let alone the second. So
there has to be a question mark over their future. We still have 900,000 people whose jobs are fully supported by furlough, which comes to an end in october, and a further 400,000 who were on part time furlough. What we have seen of the past two weeks since the restrictions, and the kev have been in place is that our premises have seen in place is that our premises have seen revenues drop in place is that our premises have seen revenues drop since the cu rfew seen revenues drop since the curfew has been in place. Revenues have dropped to 20 . 40 is the maximum they are achieving. This is not a sustainable situation for our sector. It is vital that we have additional Government Support if we are to be forced to close as a result of the coronavirus. So would you be looking for a clear and immediate announcement that a further restrictions are announced on monday that impact the hospitality sector, he would be wanting a clear announcement on Financial Support . Absolutely. It is
imperative that it comes at the same time. If it can come before, that is even better so that our businesses can plan. There is a lot of anxiety. 80 of hospitality is small, family run or independent businesses. 3. 2 Million People depend on hospitality for their livelihood, so we need to alleviate that anxiety as soon as possible so that businesses can plan carefully, make informed decisions and that we dont have knee jerk reactions. If we have sector specific decisions, we must have sector specific support that is meaningful and if we are moving into certain parts facing a lockdown liking much, we need a full furlough as we had in march to help businesses survive in the longer term, otherwise it will impact on the recovery in april. This isjust one point of view, but would you accept that restrictions for the hospitality sector are part of the
a nswer to hospitality sector are part of the answer to the rising number of coronavirus cases . I read out a couple of comments from viewers which you may have heard before i came to you. One person suggested that bars and restaurants are very much part of the problem. Another took a different view, saying it is actually how people behave once they get out on the street. What are your thoughts on that . What is clear that when our businesses reopened on the 4th ofjuly, when our businesses reopened on the 4th of july, they when our businesses reopened on the 4th ofjuly, they had put in place the most stringent and covid secure protocols in the world to make sure our customers were safe. We worked really ha rd. Our customers were safe. We worked really hard. 0ur capacity was cut to make sure we had social distancing. Everybody was seated. There were very low levels of background music, no entertainment, hand sanitiser is, ventilation, hygiene measures put in place and crucially, we monitor the environment within which people are socialising. So we are proud of the fa ct socialising. So we are proud of the fact that over the two months that we we re fact that over the two months that we were open, we were not contributing to increases in cases. You cant say that definitively, can you, that that wasnt contributing to increases in cases . There is no evidence, and the cases remained flat. Levels of infection remained flat. Levels of infection remained flat throughout july and flat. Levels of infection remained flat throughoutjuly and august. They have increased over september and if there is evidence that we caused any infections, we would take that seriously. But the evidence from Public Health england suggests that people who have tested positive have been in hospitality, but they have been in hospitality, but they have also been socialising with friends and family. They have been out ina friends and family. They have been out in a community, they have been at work and they have been shopping, all at the same levels as hospitality. 0bviously, all at the same levels as hospitality. Obviously, we are looking at a serious Public Health situation. If we are told to close, we will abide by that. We need to make sure the Government Support follows that to protect businesses who, through no fault of their own, are having to close and make people redundant. We need to make sure we
dont exacerbate a Public Health crisis through an economic crisis while we have millions of people whose jobs are lost in hospitality alone, let alone our wider supply chain and we have persistent economic scarring across communities asa economic scarring across communities as a result. That is what we want to avoid. We must leave it there, but i suspect we may well be having more conversations next week about this. Kate nichols, the chief executive of uk hospitality. And if youre in the uk and would like to find out what the rules are in your local area, you can use the bbcs online tool. Just type your postcode in to find out what the restrictions are for you. Countries across europe are reintroducing restrictions after sharp increase in covid 19 cases. Germanys Health Minister has said the worsening situation in europe poses a risk for germany. The country has seen its cases rise by over 4,000, the worst since april. Jenny hill has the
latest from berlin. Rather fortuitously, the Health Minister planned a press conference this morning to update journalists on the general corona situation. His basic view is that the authorities are concerned. They say the situation is still under control, the numbers are still relatively low, but they are worried that germany is going to squander the advantage it managed to achieve over the last few months in getting the initial outbreak under control. We have seen these new numbers today, representing a sharp increase on the previous day, with over 4,000 new cases. So we are starting to see some restrictions gradually come into play. Yesterday, members of germanys 16 states decided that people who live in so called hotspots, high risk areas where the number of cases exceeds 50 per 100,000 inhabitants, will no longer be able to go and stay overnight as tourists in Hotels Anywhereelse in the country. The authorities have an eye on the autumn holidays coming up here. Here in berlin, there are restrictions on the sale of alcohol after a certain time of night. There are restrictions on the numbers of people who can gather at night. That is because the authorities are really concerned about where these new increases are coming from and they are pretty certain that this is to do with people gathering they say they are not seeing infections coming from places like hairdressers or Public Transport, not many infections breaking out in schools. The real problem seems to be when people get together for a religious gathering orfor a big party either inside or outside, where they are not observing social distancing or Wearing Masks and theyre not ventilating the room. So the authorities are really trying to crack down on that as the real source of the problem at the moment. But they are concerned. The Health Minister this morning described this as a character test for german society. All bars and cafes in brussels will be closed from thursday the decision follows a sharp rise in Coronavirus Infections. Drinking alcohol outdoors
will also be banned. But restaurants serving meals at tables will remain open. 0ur correspondent gavin lee has the latest from brussels. It came very late yesterday afternoon, it was very sudden and unexpected. This is not a federal government thing for the whole country, but the Regional Government. As a side issue here, the Regional Government has announced this but almost all of the members, the ministers of the Regional Government, made the announcement from self isolation because one minister tested positive for covid 19, so only the Health Minister at the moment can be out and about in public. What they have said is as of 7am this morning, bars and cafes will be closed for at least a month. Why . The reason is, brussels, according to the regional president , is the second worst hit city for covid 19 in the whole of europe, second only to madrid. One in seven people tested is testing positive
in this city for covid 19. The scene around us at the moment, usually at this time of the morning, even in this weather, there would be a few people out under the canvas, in the chairs, but the bars and cafes are closed. There is a lot of confusion. We heard from a lot of people overnight saying they have got a bar, can they quickly change it into a restaurant . But as we understa