Depends on how it is managed. Low income jobs, and self-employed profit are protected.

The problem for all businesses is going to be how to cover rents. I'm not sure if landlords of commercial properties can apply for mortgage holidays, but they are normally wealthy organisations who probably can take a hit...

Also, during the lockdown, they won't be able to physically evict and tennents or move new ones in.

That gives property landlords/breweries two choices

1) Issue notice to renters/pub landlords to evict them. Incure eviction cost, leave a property empty for potentially months with no income.

2) Negotiate a rent reduction/break for renters, potentially to be paid at a later date, and have a chance of recovering some losses.

The sensible ones would have proactively chosen the second option.

Aditionally, this is likely to change the working and shopping culture to lead to less demand for office and shopping spaces, which will make it more important to landlords to keep the tennents they have as finding new ones is going to be increasingly difficult.

Small breweries may struggle, a lot of them have adapted already. Hogs Back are doing drive throughs and deliveries to keep going. Advantages of being a small business is that they can react quickly to change.

You are welcome. Enjoy your week.
It is quite amusing when you read some of the claims though, 10 claims under £1, including a claim to Banner for 1p! Would it not cost more to process this claim?

'The Telegraph' have been very critical of the daily 'Coronavirus' news briefings from Downing Street labelling them "Pathetic" and a "Waste of time" and David Blunkett has likened them to the 'Sermon on the mount'.

Personally, I believe they have outlived their usefulness and whilst I did find them interesting initially, my interest has waned.

The daily figures can be found elsewhere and perhaps the graphs are also readily available.
We know there are "Challenges" apropos PPE and there is no prospect of any 'Lockdown' measures being lifted in the next few weeks.
On a regular basis there are questions about PPE and Lockdown and there really is nothing new to report.
There is no real interrogation by those asking the questions and it would appear that some of the answers can be filed in the category "Economical with the actualite".

Perhaps at this juncture it is time for them to be limited and not be a daily occurence until such time as events require a daily briefing.

I get that smokers are susceptible to respiratory illness but I'm intrigued as to whether lifestyle is affecting why people are dying from this particular bug. Are there any figures.