A Wetherspoon in Cumbria has shut after a staff-member tested positive for coronavirus. The William Rufus in Botchergate, Carlisle, was closed on Friday after an employee's test came back positive, the pub chain has confirmed.
A total 24 staff are now self-isolating, reports Lancashire Live. The north west England city boozer closed early on Friday July 21 after the member of staff completed a home test kit after being concerned about the local outbreak.
It is understood the test was completed on July 27 and came back positive on July 30. It is one of a group of Carlisle pubs where either staff or punters have tested positive for the virus in recent weeks.