Pubs, hotels, hairdressers reopening: Full list of businesses that can open on July 4

HOTELS, pubs, libraries and hairdressers have been given the go ahead to open from July 4.

Boris Johnson announced the latest round of easing lockdown measures today as he addressed the Commons.

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The Prime Minister also announced that he is cutting the two-metre social distancing rule from next month so thousands of businesses can get back to work. 

He acknowledged that the rule makes it impossible for some parts of the economy to operate and "prevents all but a fraction of our hospitality industry from operating."

But before businesses will be allowed to reopen, they must make sure that they are Covid-19 secure.

Pubs and restaurants will be limited to table service, while hairdressers will have to wear visors as they work.

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Firms will also have to collect contact details from customers to help NHS Track and Trace to control the spread of the virus.

Film buffs will also be able to head to the cinema from the first week of July, although there will be seat spaces between households and no pick 'n' mix stations.

While an official guide is yet to be announced, it's likely that these measures will involve similar ones adopted by non-essential retailers.

These include the usual social distancing, regular cleaning and hand sanitiser stations.

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Mr Johnson said: "Our principle is to trust the British public to use their common sense in the full knowledge of the risks, remembering that the more we open up, the more vigilant we will need to be."

Unfortunately, not everything is back to normal as indoor gyms, night clubs and swimming pools will have to stay closed "for now".

Here's everything you need to know about what can reopen in July.

What can open from July 4?

The following businesses are able to to open again from July 4 as long as they are Covid-19 secure. These include:

• Hotels, hostels bed and breakfast accommodation, holiday apartments or homes, cottages or bungalows, campsites, caravan parks or boarding houses 
• Places of Worship
• Libraries
• Community Centres
• Restaurants, Cafes and Workplace Canteens
• Bars
• Pubs
• Cinemas
• Bingo Halls
• Theatres and concert halls, but no live music  
• Museums and galleries
• Hair salons and barbers
• Outdoor playgrounds
• Outdoor gyms
• Funfairs,  theme parks and adventure parks and activities
• Amusement arcades
• Outdoor skating rinks
• Other indoor leisure centres or facilities, including indoor games, recreation and entertainment venues
• Social Clubs
• Model villages
• Indoor attractions at aquariums, zoos, safari parks, farms, wildlife centres and any place where animals are exhibited to the public as an attraction.

What businesses must remain closed?

Mr Johnson also said today that some businesses must remain shut "for now". These include the following:

• Nightclubs
• Casinos 
• Bowling alleys and indoor skating rinks 
• Indoor play areas including soft-play 
• Spas 
• Nail bars and beauty salons
• Massage, tattoo and piercing parlours
• Indoor fitness and dance studios, and indoor gyms and sports venues/facilities 
• Swimming pools and water parks 
• Exhibition or Conference Centres - where they are to be used for exhibitions or conferences, other than for those who work for that venue.

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