People could be asked to register online before going to the pub and order drinks using an app, Matt Hancock has suggested today.
The Health Secretary confirmed the options are being considered as ways to make it 'safe' to reopen the hospitality industry.
Mr Hancock insisted that the government is "on plan" to get more sectors of the economy up and running on July 4. Boris Johnson is expected to announce this week that the two-metre social distancing rule is being halved - and there are hopes that the UK's tourism sector might be allowed to reopen for a staycation.
But he made clear that there is little chance of bars and restaurants getting back to business as usual any time soon. Asked on Sky News' Sophy Ridge programme whether drinkers