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21

Jan 2021

Health
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Claims Harrogate McColl's worker with covid symptoms was told to work

Published: 21 Jan 2021, 06:10 GMT

by Connor Creaghan

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The staff member had been told to work when he had symptoms and then received confirmation of a positive coronavirus test result. The store closed the next day.

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A Harrogate McColl's store has been forced to close after the manager allegedly told a staff member who had coronavirus symptoms to work.

Peter Lythe booked a coronavirus test after experiencing symptoms and claims he told his boss at the King Edward's Drive store on Saturday ahead of a shift.

In text messages, seen by the Stray Ferret, Mr Lythe said told his manager that he "might have to isolate from today [until] my tests comes back."

The manager replied: "You don't unless you've had a text message."


After being unable to find cover for his Saturday or Sunday shifts Mr Lythe reluctantly went into work.



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On Sunday evening at around 7pm, Mr Lythe received a positive coronavirus test result which told him to self-isolate for 10 days.

The next day the McColl's store closed and put a sign in the window to say that it would re-open as soon as possible.

We approached North Yorkshire Police, Harrogate Borough Council and McColl's with a request for comment.

The police and council decline to comment but a spokesperson for McColl's told the Stray Ferret:

"We can confirm that our store on King Edward’s Drive, Harrogate, has been closed since Monday after a colleague tested positive for coronavirus.
"Following the store’s closure, we conducted a deep clean in line with the latest health and safety standards, and all colleagues are following isolation guidelines."
"The health, safety and wellbeing of our colleagues and customers remains our absolute priority during his time.
"We continue to proactively follow Public Health England guidelines and keep our protocols under constant review."


The McColl's store is due to reopen on today after a deep clean.