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The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that business events in the Tier 1 and Tier 2 regions will be allowed to continue after the UK exits the national lockdown on 2 December.
Addressing the inconsistencies that to date business events have been limited to 30 and theatrical performances have been able to surpass such caps, the Prime Minister said change is underway.
Speaking to the House of Commons via videolink, 23 November, the prime minister said: “In Tiers one and two, spectator sports and business events will be able to resume indoors and outside with capacity limits and social distancing, providing more consistency with performances in theatres and concert halls.”
As a result of the Winter Plan, large events, including business events, elite sport events and live performances may run at the following capacities: At Tier 1 these will be 50% capacity or 4,000 outdoors and 1,000 indoors, whichever is lower and at Tier 2 these will be 50% capacity or 2,000 outdoors and 1,000 indoors, whichever is lower. Events will not be permitted to run in Tier 3 areas.
The prime minister also outlined plans for quicker mass testing, which is hoped will pave the way for those testing negative to return to some semblance of normality.
Venues hosting business meetings and other such events will need to follow the Meeting Industry Association's Government-approved guidance, while larger events will need to comply to the AEO, AEV, and ESSA's All Secure Standard.
Source: Online/SZK
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