Gyms and swimming pools also threatened by Covid pandemic UK Active chief says centres are vital to public healthThe government has been urged to reclassify swimming pools, gyms and leisure centres as ‘essential services’ vital to public health – or face the prospect of thousands of facilities being shut permanently if a second lockdown is introduced.As the Guardian revealed in June, nearly half of Britain’s public leisure centres and 20% of the country’s swimming pools risk being closed for good before Christmas – putting more than 58,000 jobs in peril – because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading…
Via: UK government urged to classify leisure centres 'essential' or face mass closures
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