Over 7,000 UK bars fears for closure as COVID-19 impact bites

LONDON, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- About 20 percent of bars in England face closure if the British government orders further COVID-19 shutdown, Morning Advertiser, a twice monthly pub trade publication, has reported.

Citing a study by real estate advisors Altus Group, the newspaper warned around 7,200 bars have potential closure looming over them, almost 20 percent of the 37,616 pubs in England.