A SUPERMARKET worker from Hertfordshire who has contracted coronavirus has put the blame squarely on the government’s failure to enforce proper protection for retail staff.

The worker — a rep for shopworkers’ union Usdaw, who preferred not to be named — told the Morning Star she had been off sick since waking up on Thursday with a dry cough and chest pains. 

Slamming ministers’ “laissez-faire” attitude, she pointed out that few measures had been put in place to ensure that workers are protected.