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World Coronavirus Dispatch: A fight of survival for world's best nightclubs

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Akash Podishetty Hyderabad
Britain’s nightlife prepares for reopening wounded by pandemic

Britain's nightclub business, one of the most vibrant in the world, is preparing to re-open, bruised and wounded by the pandemic, after a gap of over 16 months. The country is home to 12 of the world's top 100 nightclubs. Britain’s Night Time Industries Association estimates its members contribute $91 billion a year to the economy and employ 1.3 million people in bars, restaurants, theaters, festivals and music concerts. However, the pandemic risks upending the  UK’s leading status in the global nightclub business. While restaurants were allowed to reopen starting in April