England’s gyms and indoor pools have reopened their doors for the first time in four months, as the country sees its latest relaxation of the coronavirus lockdown.
Facilities must follow strict hygiene and social distancing measures, reduce class sizes and ensure adequate ventilation, to comply with the Government’s Covid-secure guidelines.
The move comes after a new Public Health England (PHE) review found that people who are overweight or obese are up to twice as likely to suffer hospitalisation or death from Covid-19 than those with a healthy BMI.
Downing Street is preparing to reveal its own obesity strategy “very soon”, with junk food adverts expected to be banned on TV before the 9pm watershed and outlawed entirely online.
In other developments, the World Health Organisation has reported a record increase in global cases of the virus – with Friday seeing the largest one-day jump in deaths since April.
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