Sandwell McDonalds closes after five staff test positive for coronavirus
A McDonalds restaurant in Sandwell has closed after five staff tested positive for Covid-19, following a recent surge in infections in the borough.
According to McDonalds, the restaurant in Great Bridge has been closed "as a precautionary measure following a rise of Covid-19 cases in the local area".
People turning up to the branch, off the main Black Country Road, are being presented with a sign saying that the restaurant has "temporarily closed for maintenance".
A spokesperson for McDonalds says "the safety of our people and customers is our absolute priority and we will reopen as soon as we feel we can".
It comes after Sandwell's director of public health Lisa McNally urged businesses to let the council know if it had two or more coronavirus cases in their workforce.
Sandwell's latest coronavirus figures:
In the week leading up to July 26 the number of cases per 100,000 went up from 23.2 to 32.4.
The most recent available figures show that there were 106 new cases over that period.
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