(Image: Empics Entertainment)The 30 ARI outbreaks linked to hospitality accounted for 3.3 per cent of the 918 total ARI outbreaks recorded over the past week. The lowest figures were in the East and North East, which had five each. The report did not give a regional breakdown for coronavirus outbreaks in hospitality settings. But emerged that Public Health England had produced the data using only a small sample size that referenced just 98 pubs and 67 cafes. Mr Gannon also complained that no minister took part in a conference call with North East leaders regarding the situation on Friday.

Source: Daily Mirror October 10, 2020 07:42 UTC