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Aug 2020
Last Updated: 16/08/2020
Ripon pub closes after suspected covid case
The Navigation Inn, Ripon, has had to close today after a customer reported they tested positive for coronavirus. The pub will close to allow for a deep clean and for all of its staff to get a test.
A pub in Ripon has had to close today after a customer reported testing positive for coronavirus.
The Navigation Inn, situated on the edge of the canal, has made the decision to close today. The pub has said all the staff will be tested and the pub will be deep cleaned throughout the day.
The pub has said this report has not come from an official source but they expect the information to come later today.
Notifying customers via Facebook, the pub owners said:
"We have been informed that someone has visited The Navigation Inn on Thursday, who has since tested positive with covid 19. My priority is to ensure everyone’s safety & at present we feel this is the best option. We send out apologises to anyone who was booked in with us today, and for anyone who had deliveries organised."
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It has said it will update customers when it receives more information from officials.
The pub has recently reported an increase in bookings through the eat out to help out scheme.
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