The UK’s 7,000 gyms, pools and leisure centres have sought to be reclassified as essential services vital to public health. Gyms are currently shut in England and parts of Scotland, and are due to close in Northern Ireland on Friday. Public Health England has also warned that any respite at Christmas would be paid for with tough restrictions afterwards. Public leisure facilities were “very vulnerable,” he said. “If we end up with on-off lockdowns throughout the winter, I don’t think GLL will survive.”

Source: The Guardian November 22, 2020 12:19 UTC