Boris Johnson set to announce 10pm curfew for pubs, bars and restaurants in England from Thursday

The 10pm curfew is set to come in from Thursday for the hospitality industry as well as being legally restricted to table service only.

Boris Johnson will address the nation tomorrow evening at 8pm to talk about the new measures.

The Prime Minister is expected to set out further ways the country can confront coronavirus in line with the scientific advice.

It comes after the UK’s four chief medical officers recommended raising the Covid alert level from three to four.

Today chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallancesaid the UK could see 50,000 Covid-19 cases a day by mid-October without urgent action.

Michael Kill, chief executive of the Night-Time Industries Association said the announcement was ‘yet another devastating blow’ to the sector.

He said: ‘This curfew will lead to the demise of many of our most beloved cultural and entertainment venues.

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‘Businesses in the night-time economy are both shocked and disappointed by the Government’s continued targeting of restrictions on late-night venues and bars, partially open at a fraction of their capacity, when they have admitted that the majority of transmission takes place in households.

‘As a result of this measure, we foresee a surge of unregulated events and house parties which are the real hot beds of infection, attended by frustrated young people denied access to safe and legitimate night-time hospitality venues.’