UK Churches to Reopen July 4th as Part of Government Strategy

Churches in the UK are currently slated to open back up in July as part of the government’s reopening strategy.

Last week, the UK government published a 60-page recovery strategy titled, “Our Plan to Rebuild” which featured a 3-step program for reopening the UK while continuing to monitor the spread of COVID-19.

Churches alongside hairdressers, beauty salons, pubs and restaurants all under step 3 of the government’s reopening plan.

At the time of this writing, the above-mentioned businesses and entities are expected to reopen “no earlier than the 4 of July,” provided that COVID-19 infection rates continue to decline, and social distancing measures are followed, the plan asserts.

Venues that provoke large crowds, however, may only open in part as it “may prove difficult to enact distancing.”

“Nevertheless the Government will wish to open as many businesses and public places as the data and information at the time allows,” the statement continues.

“In order to facilitate the fastest possible re-opening of these types of higher-risk businesses and public places, the Government will carefully phase and pilot re-openings to test their ability to adopt the new COVID-19 Secure guidelines,” it adds.

Furthermore, five ministerially-led taskforces will be established for the following sectors in meeting secure COVID-19 guidelines: pubs and restaurants, non-essential retail stores,…