“We do encourage anyone that dined with us during the dates of December 25-26th to get tested as well as a precaution. Our staff is doing well now and hopefully out of the woods and will return with the rest of staff once their quarantine is finished and they (have been) cleared by the health department. ... We will see you again soon and will update everyone on our re-opening date as soon as we can.”
The fine-dining restaurant at 2450 Dayton-Xenia Road in Beavercreek experienced a similar temporary shutdown for the same reason in mid-October.
Restaurants are under no legal obligation to publicly disclose positive COVID-19 tests among employees. Those that have done so have received praise from their customers on social media for their transparency.
According to Responsible Restart Ohio protocols created by state health officials and Gov. Mike DeWine to help keep the coronavirus pandemic in check, it is mandatory for bars and restaurants to “immediately isolate and seek medical care for any individual who develops symptoms while at work, contact the local health district about suspected cases or exposures, and shut down the area for deep sanitation if possible.”
The “recommended best practices” in such cases call upon a restaurant or bar to “work with the local health department to identify potentially infected or exposed individuals to help facilitate effective contact tracing/notifications; once testing is readily available, test all suspected infections or exposures; and following testing, contact the local health department to initiate appropriate care and tracing,” according to the Responsible Restart Ohio document.
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