The Government's chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance and chief medical officer Chris Whitty have been questioned by the Commons Science and Technology Select Committee.
A renewed appreciation of the power of technology is one of Covid-19’s enduring on-trade symptoms according to Food Alert’s operations director Mike Williams.
By Gav Young, the Plough and Barleycorn, Isle of Wight
Now that we have sight of the long-awaited roadmap out of lockdown three, it is once again clear that the Government does not understand what a public house is or what it does.
Employees in the hospitality sector should be prioritised for a coronavirus vaccination as they cannot work from home, trade representatives have said.
Rigorous cleaning regimes, adequate ventilation and the use of Test & Trace are just three examples of why the hospitality sector is safe to reopen, a report from trade body UKHospitality (UKH) has claimed.
UKHospitality has called on the Government to not delay the reopening of pubs and restaurants, issuing its own ‘roadmap to recovery’ ahead of the Government’s unlocking.
University research claiming Scottish pubs were lax with coronavirus measures this summer has been rebuked by pub trade bodies, who claim the study’s sample size is not representative.
Claims from local public health directors that hospitality venues are not a big risk of coronavirus transmission should come as no surprise, one trade body has said.
Heavy rainfall has caused further anxiety for publicans in parts of England and Wales this month, with one operator estimating £10,000 worth of damage to his site.
