PIERS Morgan slammed the Wetherspoons boss for claiming pubs should stay open throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

Tim Martin said he thinks there has been "hardly any transmission" of the killer virus in pubs – as cases in the UK rise to 3,269.

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But Piers Morgan hit back on Twitter, writing: "I just heard Tim Martin, owner of Wetherspoons, say on @SkyNews
there has been 'very little transmission of the virus in pubs.'

"HOW THE F**K DOES HE KNOW?

"This is insane stupidity from a reckless selfish millionaire putting money before health. Don't go to Wetherspoons."

145 Brits have now died from the infection and Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked the nation not to go to pubs or bars and mingle with crowds.

Mr Martin told Sky News: "Our aim is for pubs open for the duration. This could go on for a long time.

"I think that once you shut them down it's very difficult.

"Supermarkets are very, very crowded. Pubs are much less crowded. There's hardly been any transmission of the virus within pubs and I think it's over the top to shut them.

"That's a commercial view but also a common sense view."

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