Nevertheless, the possibility remains, and local lockdowns imposed by the Government elsewhere have included soft restrictions on some pubs.
City-wide lockdowns, including those like the most recent in Bolton, have asked pubs and restaurants to return to delivery and takeaway only.
Devolved administrations have also set their own rules on pub-goers, with the Welsh government insisting they check patrons hail from the same household.
Welsh health minister Vaughan Gething put restrictions on both public and private gatherings in Caerphilly but allowed the hospitality sector to remain open.
