Wetherspoons pubs in virus tracking failure despite Covid-19 hotspot fears
Covid-19 hotspots.A Sunday Mail probe visited licensed premises to establish if venues were observing guidance to help lower infection rates.Later this week, workers will be legally required to take punters’ details after concerns were raised some businesses were ignoring government advice.Our investigation – carried out before and after the First Minister’s announcement – showed how pubs were failing in their responsibilities.Scotland’s largest pub chain, JD Wetherspoon, asked for details in just two out of the seven branches we visited.A leading virologist described our findings as “inexcusable.” Professor Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University, said: “We’re learning more about coronavirus every day.