UNITED KINGDOM. – Pandemic incarceration affects both business people and workers around the world as businesses, restaurants and entertainment centers such as cinemas, museums, parks, bars and squares had to be closed due to social isolation.
As is known, the coronavirus has no respect for race, gender, age, social class or professions, which is why the entertainment industry is one of the most affected, next to commercial buildings.
Chef Gordon Ramsey told the Daily Mail that he lost £ 57.5 million during the emergency, which equates to $ 81.12 million, as he had to close his 35 restaurants.
He stressed that he had only canceled more than 22,000 reservations in December, as there were restrictions in England, where he comes from, due to the increase in cases of cCovid-19 contamination.
“From March 19 to February 3 this year, we experienced a decline in sales of £ 57.5 million,” he said.
Despite this, he assured that he plans to open five more restaurants this year, having promised to open three more in December last year, but later the hotel industry had to close again.
The reality show “Hell’s Kitchen” star said he had to agree to the government’s licensing plan to save thousands of jobs in his restaurant empire.
“They criticize me for being rich, but the responsibility on my shoulders, the livelihood at stake, is enormous.”
The British media reported that, after weeks of delivery and take-out service only, pubs and restaurants will be able to receive customers from up to two households or, under the rule of six, outside from April 12.
Additionally, indoor dining is allowed from May 17, under the rule of six, and all legal restrictions are expected to end on June 21.
Gordon James Ramsay Obe, 54, was born in Johnstone, Scotland, on November 8, 1966, and is a chef, restaurant owner.
According to the biography published on the internet, he has been awarded 17 Michelin stars during his gastronomic career, of which he now has seven.
As well as being a chef, Ramsay is known for hosting television and reality cooking shows in both the UK and the US, including ‘Hell’s Kitchen’, ‘The F Word’, ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ and the US version of MasterChef.