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Originally Posted by Pierre
Thats a list of key workers not a list of those only allowed to work.
Anyone can still work, as long as they can do so safely and following PHE guidance.
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No, not quite. The PM has ordered many industries shut, so again not everyone can still work if they wanted to.
Restaurants Food delivery only and takeaway can remain operational
Cafιs, including workplace canteens Food delivery and takeaway can remain operational. Cafιs or canteens at hospitals, care homes or schools; prison and military canteens; services providing food or drink to the homeless.
Pubs -- NO EXCEPTIONS CLOSED
Bars -- NO EXCEPTIONS CLOSED
Nightclubs -- NO EXCEPTIONS CLOSED
Hotel bars -- NO EXCEPTIONS CLOSED
Members' clubs -- NO EXCEPTIONS CLOSED
Hair, beauty and nail salons -- NO EXCEPTIONS CLOSED
Tattoo and piercing parlours -- NO EXCEPTIONS CLOSED
All other retail Supermarkets and other food shops, healthshops, pharmacies including non-dispensing pharmacies, petrol stations, bicycle shops, home and hardware shops, laundrettes and dry cleaners, garages, car rentals, pet shops, cornershops, newsagents, post offices, and banks.
Outdoor and indoor markets Market stalls which offer essential retail, such as grocery and food.
Car showrooms -- NO EXCEPTIONS CLOSED
Auction houses -- NO EXCEPTIONS CLOSED
Hotels Hotels, hostels, bed and breakfasts, campsites and boarding houses for commercial use where people live in these as interim abodes whilst their primary residence is unavailable they may continue to do so.
Key workers can continue to stay in hotels or similar where required.
Caravan parks/sites for commercial uses
Caravan parks/sites for commercial uses where people live permanently in caravan parks or are staying in caravan parks as interim abodes where their primary residence is not available, they may continue to do so.
Libraries -- NO EXCEPTIONS CLOSED
Community centres, youth centres and similar Facilities may remain open for the purpose of hosting essential voluntary or public services, such as food banks or homeless services.
Places of worship for services Funerals following the social distancing guidance; places of worship should remain open for solitary prayer. Live streaming of a service without audience would be permissible.
Cinemas, theatres and concert halls Live streaming of a performance by a small group could be permissible with social distancing observed
Museums and galleries NO EXCEPTIONS CLOSED
Bingo halls, casinos and betting shops NO EXCEPTIONS CLOSED
Spas NO EXCEPTIONS CLOSED
Skating rinks NO EXCEPTIONS CLOSED
Fitness studios, gyms, swimming pools, leisure centres NO EXCEPTIONS CLOSED
Arcades, bowling alleys, soft play NO EXCEPTIONS CLOSED
Enclosed spaces in parks, including playgrounds, sports courts and pitches, and outdoor gyms or similar NO EXCEPTIONS CLOSED
So no sorry, "anybody can go to work" during this lock down, is not at all accurate.