Pubs and restaurants will be allowed to serve outside in April if Covid cases continue to fall, it has been reported. The hospitality industry has been one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, with pub bosses pleading for a reopening date after reporting £8billion losses in 2020.But now it has been reported hospitality is being fast-tracked in a major boost to the blighted sector and thirsty Brits with the all-important R rate falling below one nationwide for the first time since July 2020.