How are closures of bars/restaurants coded?

[bixiou]

Hi,

thanks for this fantastic work! It's not clear from your documentation how a "private gathering", a "public event" or a "workplace" are defined. When bars or restaurants are required to close, does this affect the three above-mentioned categories, or just a subset? Same question when bars are required to close at certain hours, or when there are restrictions on the occupancy.

[saptahash]

Hi @bixiou

Thanks for the question!

A private gathering is viewed as one organised informally between friends and family, such as a meeting in a home, or a wedding. Public events may include concerts, festivals, or large sporting fixtures.

If bars and restaurants are required to close, this would be coded under C2 (Workplaces indicator). Restrictions on occupancy of workplaces- particularly those in the event and hospitality industry are coded under C2. This would not affect C3 and C4 coding, as these are separate policies- e.g. even if bars are closed, people could still go to a football game if this is permitted, and could still gather in a private home.

If there are specific restrictions on gathering numbers, which apply to bars and restaurants, for example no more than 10 people can gather in public or in private, this should still be coded separately across all indicators. For example, you could still gather in a bar as long as the group size was less than 10, and this does not mean the workplace is closed. This would prohibit public events from taking place (C3), and would warrant a 4 coding for C4.

Hope this helps, but please do ask if there's something that isn't clear!