A branch of McDonald’s has closed in northern England after five staff tested positive for Covid-19.
The fast food chain said the restaurant in Stockport, Greater Manchester, had been shut temporarily as a precautionary measure and that affected staff had been advised to self-isolate.
In a tweet, MP Navendu Mishra said he had been contacted by “worried” employees who worked at the Wellington Road South outlet.
Mr Mishra said he had contacted McDonald’s management and also discussed the outbreak with the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union.
McDonald’s said customer and staff safety was an “absolute priority”, and that it had contacted all the restaurant employees, Public Health England, and the environmental health officer.
It said the branch would reopen “as soon as we feel we can”.
