What is the point in a 10pm curfew at pubs and bars?

With news that Boris Johnson is going to announce that pubs and bars close their doors at 10pm, I don’t believe it will make much difference.

He is clearly targeting the younger age groups – and rightfully so if they are the ones who are proven to spread it.

And while I understand Johnson needs to take some action, what will closing the pubs and bars achieve?

Does he not think that people will still socialise – whether that is at home, in their garden, or on the street – after 10pm anyway?

Covid-19 infections don’t have their own opening hours and stop infecting people after a certain hour of the day. The damage could already be done by 10pm.

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