The chain joins Subway, McDonald's, Greggs and Nando's in shutting down all operations as a result of the pandemic. Subway said its branches will shut by 5pm, Monday, while McDonald's will close at 7pm. "We've decided, together with our franchise partners, to begin closing our restaurants to help protect the wellbeing and safety of our teams and of our guests," KFC said in a statement. "This is already underway in cities actoss the country and we're grateful to our partners for their continued support," KFC said. Cafés Pret, Starbucks and Costa have also said they will shutter shops, while restaurants Pizza Express, Zizzi, ASK Italian and TGI FRiday have also closed.

Source: Daily Mirror March 23, 2020 17:30 UTC