With Government and health experts seemingly pointing the finger at pubs, The Morning Advertiser analyses the number of coronavirus cases reported since the sector reopened up until 15 September.
Pub workers who need to self-isolate will soon receive a payment to make up for their lost income and bosses could risk fines for threatening staff who ask to take time off.
New laws announced by the Government to help protect the public from the coronavirus may sound like another layer of damaging bureaucracy for pubs, but they could be helpful.
Pubs remaining open in parts of northern England where new restrictions on social gatherings have been imposed is a sign that authorities recognise the sector’s commitment to public health, trade bodies have said.
A publican insists she did the right thing in closing her site after a customer received a positive coronavirus test after visiting her venue, despite not being instructed to do so by officials.
