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Jul 2021
‘We’re very worried’: Harrogate hospitality concerned by staffing isolation
Hospitality bosses in Harrogate have said they are worried after staff are being forced to self-isolate due to rising covid cases.
Increasing covid rates in the district and across the country have seen thousands of people pinged by the NHS Test and Trace app just days before remaining lockdown measures are lifted.
Currently, the district's seven-day covid rate stands at 416 cases per 100,000 people and infections have soared with 127 reported yesterday - the highest since January 11.
In Harrogate, hotels and restaurants have had to either close temporarily or offer a limited service as a result of staff being told to self-isolate.
Neil Mendoza, general manager at The Studley Hotel and Orchid Restaurant, told the Stray Ferret that the current situation made it “twice as hard” to operate.
He said:
Mr Mendoza added that staff would continue to wear face masks and social distance in the hotel and restaurant after July 19 when restrictions are lifted.
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Across England, 520,194 alerts were sent to NHS Covid-19 app users up to July 7 telling them they had been in close contact with someone who had tested positive for coronavirus and to self-isolate.
But, the rules on 10-day self-isolation for those who have received two jabs and people aged under 18 will not end until August 16.
Meanwhile, William and Victoria Restaurant in Harrogate has had to close temporarily due to staff being told to self-isolate.
https://twitter.com/Will_and_Vics/status/1415663868987150349?s=20
In a post on its social media yesterday, the restaurant said it did not want to “take unnecessary risk and continue without a full operational team”.
Instead, it will reopen on Tuesday July 20.
Elsewhere in the town, Baltzersen’s cafe on Oxford Street posted on Facebook and Twitter that it would be operating a limited service due to staff being forced to self-isolate.
https://twitter.com/Baltzersens/status/1415944384214937606
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