Deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam says the UK could be waiting a comparatively long time for a Coronavirus vaccine. The implications for all of us living ordinary lives is still unfolding, but the impact for those of us who have just sunk a billion pounds into a multifunction leisure complex is chilling.
Nobody could have possibly provisioned for a pandemic virus, well, apart from Wimbledon of course – did you know that? The All-England Lawn Tennis Club is one of the few sporting events that were prepared for Covid-19, having taken out pandemic insurance after the SARS outbreak some 17 years ago. The £1.5million per year in pandemic insurance since 2003 will now feel like a snip now, eh?
Social distancing is likely to be the new normal according to The Premier League’s medical adviser, Dr. Mark Gillet.
Picture ENIC’s 62,000 seater arena being empty for some considerable time to come. Picture the fastest pouring pint stations dusty and dry. Picture an £800,000 whole in the balance sheet for every single game.
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I’m left somewhat saddened that this awful virus has handed ENIC an excuse, and would have preferred to watch the situation run its natural course. Either way, the nearly-club mantle remains safe – as does the £600million debt.
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