The owner of a small country pub in Nottinghamshire has described how it handled the news of a potential Covid case.
Sean McArdle is the owner at the Marquis of Granby pub, Granby, in the heart of the Vale of Belvoir.
After a "cautious" reopening of the village local at the start of August, and a range of measures implemented to protect staff and guests from infection.
But after Mr McArdle received a call on Wednesday evening (September 4), he decided to take action.
"It was just before we opened, and we got a call from someone who had been at the pub to say they had been displaying symptoms of Covid," he said.
"I decided to shut the pub immediately, if only to give us time to think about what to do next.
"But because we had found out directly from the person, we were able to find out quickly, probably much quicker than from Track and Trace, so we could get ahead.
"I know there is always a spectrum of opinions on these decisions, people may have wanted us to stay open.
"But I have to think about staff and guests."
The pub posted on its Facebook page to inform people of its closure decision pending a coronavirus test.
The result of the test came through on Friday morning (September 4) and was negative, meaning the pub will be reopening on Friday evening.
But Mr McArdle said it has shown the importance of following the guidance and Track and Trace.
"I think there are a number of people who maybe aren't taking Track and Trace seriously and when something like this happens, we are up against it," he added.
"Most people say they will remember where they've been, but it's 14 days you need to recall.
"We haven't needed to use it so far, but this has shown why it is an important thing to do.
"Not handling this well would also damage our reputation and we have people relying on us for jobs."
Mr McArdle, who runs the pub with his wife explained how the small two-room venue has changed its operation to become safer.
Patrons have been asked to sit outside in their car park, and use one indoor room to order at a hatch which has a Perspex screen.
It has also reduced its hours and has three staff working instead of multiple part time employees who are mostly people from the village.
As colder weather approaches, Mr McArdle says he knows people may be less inclined to sit outside so they are looking at ways to seal off a bar with Perspex screens in an inside room for a small number of customers.
"We're doing about 60% of last year but we knew people really wanted to come back," he said.
"We are quite a rare pub in that we don't do food, it's just people having a drink and seeing friends.
"We had a bit of a scare but at the end of the day I'd just like to do the right thing by everybody and I would hope that I have."
