Visitors to restaurants dining out will be able to benefit from a maximum of discount of £10-per-head off a meal; for instance, if a couple went out and spent £30 on food and soft drinks, they would each be able to use the voucher to take £7.50 per head off the meal, totalling a £15 discount – equal to 50 per cent. Were that couple to spend £80, only a discount of £10 per head would apply – £20 total – despite this representing a discount of 25 per cent. The move was welcomed by industry experts.

Sonny Sehgal, CEO, Transputec, which recently launched Thermavis, a new temperature checking technology added, “As restaurants begin to reopen their doors, a key concern on the mind of all returning workers and customers will be their own safety. This is exactly why core technology such as non-intrusive temperature checking cameras like Thermavis must be employed – flagging individuals with a body temperature will be crucial in slowing the spread of Covid-19, and key workers will be given peace of mind that this important line of defence is protecting them from working alongside infected individuals.”