NTIA fear 80% of nightclub businesses will not survive past February

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coronavirus pandemic.The live music and events shutdown in the UK due to the health crisis looks extremely likely to enter its second year next month, with the NTIA now issuing a fresh warning that a failure to act could result in 80% of the UK’s nightclub businesses not surviving past February.In a new statement issued today (February 4), the NTIA called for “urgent action” to prevent the “extinction” of nightclubs in the UK in 2021.“The failure so far of the UK Government to recognise the devastating impact of their actions on this sector is a tragedy for UK Culture,” the organisation said. “Nightclubs and late night venues have been closed since March, with many suggesting they will not survive past the end of February.“The facts stand.