Subway is beginning a phased reopening of their restaurants in Ireland and the UK.
The sandwich chain says approximately 25% of their restaurants will reopen from today, May 12.
Subway stores have been closed for over a month, with the franchise shutting doors in Ireland on March 23 as Covid-19 restrictions were rolled out.
New operational measures will be in place for the reopening and PPE will be provided to protect staff, guests and delivery drivers.
Safety measures include new fixtures, new directional signage to support social distancing and enhanced hygiene practices.
These have been tested in a small number of stores that remained open to serve key workers and hospital staff.
A spokesman said: "These procedures will ensure the brand’s franchise owners are able to operate and trade responsibly and have been tested in a small number of stores that have remained open to support and serve key workers and hospital staff."
Colin Hughes, Country Director, Subway® UK & Ireland said: “Everybody in our Subway family and the wider communities they serve, has shown great resilience in adapting to these challenging times that we currently find ourselves in.
"We are extremely grateful for their ongoing support in anticipation of this next phase of our gradual reopening, which will enable us to continue to serve our communities and frontline workers, who have helped us all so much in recent weeks.
"We have slowly and safely introduced a new store operating framework that will be rolling out across stores to protect guests, Sandwich Artists™, delivery drivers and our suppliers.
"The weeks and months ahead will continue to be challenging for everyone and Subway will play its part in supporting the new normal whatever that may look and feel like.”
Subway are also currently offering a 25% discount to HSE workers.
To find out if your local Subway is open, visit the store locator https://www.subway.com/en-IE/FindAStore.
