Hucknall shopkeeper kept working after positive test

All alcohol sales will be banned after 9pm across the county under the new ‘very high’ tier restrictions which come into effect today.
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The man was visited by officers shortly after 6pm on Wednesday, October 21, after they received an anonymous tip-off.

He admitted to having received a positive test result early the same morning but remained at work and serving customers throughout the rest of the day. When questioned by officers why he’d done this he stressed that he’d been wearing a mask and gloves all day, and had other Covid security measures had been in place.

He was issued with a fixed penalty notice of £200 and instructed to close his shop. A notification was also made to the local authority.

Assistant Chief Constable Kate Meynell, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Throughout the pandemic, our communities in Nottinghamshire have adapted and adjusted to some very difficult challenges to our daily lives.

“High levels of compliance during the national lockdown led to relatively low cases of the disease in Nottinghamshire when compared to the rest of the country.

“Now the disease has spread in the county to the point where areas of Nottinghamshire may be about to be placed under further restrictions it is really frustrating that a minority of people seem to not be able to accept their responsibility in preventing the virus from spreading further.

“I urge the public to follow the law in order to protect the most vulnerable people in society.”