Pubs, bars and restaurants in England are legally required to display official NHS QR code posters. Privacy measures prevent public health officials from finding out who has checked in at a venue, he added. Professor Hunter said: "If it's all done through the app and Public Health England and the local public health teams don't know anything about it, is it making the outbreak worse? Wales' government has not forced businesses to display NHS QR code posters. "And it is only right that we take action with the local leadership, with public health local teams, because they know their area best."

Source: Daily Mirror October 09, 2020 08:10 UTC