A landlord admitted he was 'complacent' after 22 punters caught coronavirus from his packed pub. Custodio Pinto runs the Crown and Anchor in Stone near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Health officials responding to the incident reportedly traced 1000 people who needed to be tested after visiting the pub between July 16 -18.
They have now confirmed the incident led to 22 confirmed cases, with 15 from Staffordshire and seven from Stoke-on-Trent, and more than 60 of their contacts have been identified and are self-isolating for 14 days.
Eyewitnesses described the pub as being "packed in like sardines" as up to 200 punters gathered there at one point. Follow all coronavirus updates on our live blog here Taking to Facebook to express his