Already, at least 3 pubs in England have re-closed due to the Coronavirus.
Many people enjoyed a return to their local this weekend.
Pubs re opened 3 days ago, on July 4th, to many people’s delight. However, it seems pubs are having to close again after customers are getting infected with the virus – the whole reason the pubs closed the first time.
Three pubs so far have announced their closures on Facebook.
The Fox and Hounds, in Batley, West Yorkshire, is one of the pubs that’s having to close again, and promised to do comprehensive tests on staff and deep clean the premises.
On Facebook they wrote: “This morning I got a phone call off a customer which visited our pub on Saturday to say they’d tested positive for coronavirus.
“On their visit they were unaware and had no symptoms but after seeing a post off another place they’d visited thought it was best to take a test to which come back positive.”
Test and trace workers are now trying to get in contact with other people who were there. As they will be trying to do with the other pubs.
The Lighthouse Kitchen and Carvery in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, has also had to close again. Announcing the closure on Facebook, they said: “This isn’t the message we wanted to write so soon but The Lighthouse will be closed due to a customer testing positive to covid-19.”
The Village Home Pub in Alverstoke in Hampshire has also experienced cases too, and explained that some staff are now isolating.
Figures suggest around 15 million pints were poured at the weekend, that’s a lot of pints – for a lot of people. Lets hope very few other pubs have to close again due to mini outbreaks, but with such an infectious virus like Covid-19, it’s hard to imagine more won’t.
