- Measures taken after Boris Johnson announces lockdown
- England’s golf courses, tennis courts, gyms and pools close
Professional sport has been given the all-clear to continue after strict new lockdown rules were announced on Monday evening, but there are warnings of a further decline in activity levels for everyone else after golf courses, tennis courts and outdoor gyms were told they must close for at least seven weeks.
Organised team sport for under-18s is also now on hold under the new rules announced by the prime minister Boris Johnson. And with most indoor gyms and pools already closed under tier 4 restrictions imposed on most of England in December, most people’s activity will be restricted to cycling, running or walking outdoors – which is allowed with one other person – or working out at home until 22 February. Disabled sport and elite youth competitions will get exemptions, however, and golf is still permitted in Scotland.
