Which pubs have closed again? The 3 bars in England that have shut down after discovering coronavirus cases

On 4 July in England, a number of leisure facilities once closed due to the coronavirus pandemic were able to open their doors again after months of lockdown.

Pubs, restaurants, bars, and cinemas could all welcome customers back through their doors again.

Sure, social distancing measures remain in place, but it was nice to be able to socialise after months of life under lockdown.

But it seems that so-called ‘Super Saturday’ hasn’t gone off without a hitch, and just days after pubs reopened, three have had to close their doors again after patrons tested positive for Covid-19.

There were numerous reports of people shirking new social distancing rules at the weekend in pubs and bars, including pictures of packed streets in Central London.

The following pubs remain closed:

The Fox and Hounds (Batley, West Yorkshire)

The Fox and Hounds said it would be closed until further notice after receiving a call from a customer on Monday to say they had tested positive for coronavirus.

Posting on its Facebook page, it said all staff had since taken a test and added that the pub will be “fully deep cleaned and when safe to do so we will reopen our doors”.

The Lighthouse Kitchen and Carvery (Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset)

The Lighthouse Kitchen and Carvery said a customer had tested positive and it was making its way through a list of people who were in the bar on Saturday.

In a statement posted on Facebook, it added: “All our staff are going to be tested and we will reopen when the time is safe to do so.”

The Village Home Pub (Alverstoke, Gosport)

The Village Home Pub said it had also “had a case of Coronavirus in the pub”, adding that “some of us are in isolation”.

Its statement on Facebook said: “The pub is now shut but all being well will open again on Saturday. Anyone who was in the pub over the weekend there is no need to isolate unless you show symptoms or are contacted direct by the trace group. Thank you and hope to see you soon.”

Do I need to isolate if I was in a pub with a coronavirus case?

Details of customers are being taken by pubs and restaurants so staff can contact them if Covid-19 cases are recorded.

However, unless contacted by a pub you may have visited directly, or the NHS Track and Trace scheme, you do not need to self-isolate, unless you are experience symptoms of coronavirus.

These symptoms include a high temperature, a persistent, dry cough and a loss or change in sense of smell or taste.