English Pubs Are Reopening: They Won’t Be the Same

A view of the Chandos Arms pub in London, on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Pub managers will have to be resourceful come Saturday, July 4, 2020, when they and other parts of the hospitality industry in England open their doors to customers for the first time since March 20, provided they meet COVID safety requirements. Frank Augstein/AP Photo

LONDON—Asking people in English pubs to keep their distance is going to be tough after they’ve had a few of their favourite tipples.

Pub managers will have to be resourceful come Saturday when they and other parts of the hospitality industry in England open their doors to customers for the first time since March 20, provided they meet COVID safety requirements.