England reopening indoor venues to socially distanced audiences in August

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UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport announced Friday that indoor concerts can resume in the country beginning August 1st as long as audiences adhere to social distancing protocols. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and culture secretary Oliver Dowden announced that, as part of Phase 4 of England’s COVID-19 reopening plans, “theaters, music halls and other venues” can allow for indoor audiences following a successful pilot program at the London Symphony. “The UK’s performing arts sector is renowned across the world and I am pleased that we are making real progress in getting its doors reopened to the public with social distancing. From August, indoor theaters, music venues and performance spaces will safely welcome audiences back across the country,” Dowden said in a statement. “This is a welcome step in the path to a return to normal and, coupled with our £1.57 billion rescue plan.”