Britain’s high streets shut down: Restaurants and cafes including McDonald’s, Nandos and Costa to close today – even for takeaways – following similar decisions by Primark and H&M
- Shops and coffee chains up and down the country will close their doors today amid the coronavirus outbreak
- Costa had moved to seat-less chains but will now close its stores in the UK in order to stop the spread
- High Street retailers will also shut today including clothing stores such as H&M, New Look and John Lewis
Costa Coffee along with dozens of other UK retailers have closed their doors this morning as other businesses prepare to shut shop tonight amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Both chains said they would be temporarily shutting stores in the UK, as retailers all over the country begin to deal with the fall out from the illness that has so far killed 281 people, with over 5,683 cases having been confirmed.
It comes after coffee chains such as Pret A Manger and Starbucks announced yesterday that they would be closing.
Costa had yesterday announced that it would remove seating areas from its stores, as well as implementing card payments only.
In a statement Costa said it would continue to serve the community and would provide key workers with cans of coffee.
Nando’s restaurants will also close today -as Primark and Timpsons announced similar measures in the battle against coronavirus.
McDonald’s previously shut down the seating areas of its restaurants, but has now confirmed in a statement that all its eateries will close at 7pm on Monday.
It comes as:
- Frontline NHS staff claimed they are having to share facemasks amid growing demand for the items
- Rishi Sunak to announce cash bail-out for five million self-employed Britons facing coronavirus ruin – after promise to cover 80% of laid-off workers’ incomes
- Teachers across the country begged parents to reconsider their ‘key worker’ status
- Commuters in London left furious as trains were still overcrowded today due to reduced services
- FTSE 100 opened five per cent down with drop of 266 to 4,923 points as coronavirus crisis continues to terrify investors – while pound trades at $1.16 amid chaos