‘If you're not the right temperature, you're not in’

Pubs across Sunderland have opened their doors for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown forced them to close in March – this is what it is like to go the pub in July 2020.

From queuing outside, to sanitising your hands and even having your temperature checked – these are just some of the things you can expect to happen when you head to the pub.

Pubs across England reopened for the first time on Saturday, following the lock down which brought the hospitality industry to a halt.

Many pubs in Sunderland City Centre have introduced new measures to ensure that the risk of spreading C OVID -19 is as low as possible.

Andrew Cassidy, 31, manager of the William Jameson Wetherspoons on Fawcett Street in Sunderland, believes that people will get used to the new measures.

He said: “It’s been great so far, everyone has been cooperating with the new rules.

“It’s just going to be a learning curve but we want to ensure that everyone is as safe and protected as possible .”

John Ball ,59 from South wick, was one of those customers enjoying his first pint since lock down in William Jameson.

He said: “It’s been brilliant, nice and easy to get your pint. It’s great to have some normality back.”

Temperature checks are one of the measures that have been implemented by Hidden in Park Lane.

Cameron Murphy, one of the door staff, said :“If temperature reads 37.5° C then we would test again. If you’re around 33.5°C, that would be generally considered to be a low temperature.you' re not the right temperature, you' re not coming in .”