Europe reConsiders Whether to Lock Down Amid Coronavirus

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"Liverpool is full of the kind of people who go out on a Monday, and couldn't care less about Tuesday morning," George Harrison, lead guitarist of the Beatles, once said of his hometown. 

But they won't be doing that next week — and are unlikely to be doing so in the foreseeable future, possibly for as long as six months.

Liverpudlians, more often known as Scousers, a reference to a cheap stew eaten by the city's seafarers in the 19th century, have been placed in the highest tier of a new, tough pandemic lockdown system announced Monday by Britain's prime minister, Boris Johnson. 


Pubs, bars, fitness and leisure centers, casinos and betting shops in the city are to close starting Wednesday. Restaurants, schools and universities will remain open, but only if they observe strict guidelines.

Angry business owners in the city of half-a-million say it could be the final nail in the coffin for their ventures. They are trying to figure out how they'll survive the next few months and save the jobs of employees. Affected businesses will be getting some financial support from the government, but they say it is not enough.