Uddingston hotel dealt with Covid-19 scare
The Main Street premises, which has since re-opened, has been liasing with NHS Lanarkshire for safety’s sake as well as contacting the individuals who visited the venue.
The shutdown occurred on Thursday (August 20) after management received a crunch telephone call.
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Hide AdThe hotel’s Bill Sullivan confirmed: “We had a third party contact us who said that they thought someone who had attended Angels on Saturday has since had a positive test.
“We immediately took the decision to close to perform a deep Covid-free certified clean by Azurablu. NHS 24 were contacted for further advice and we followed their guidelines.
“They advised that they wouldn’t be contacting our guests – we have a check-in system in place which everyone has to complete.
“Although nothing was confirmed, we took the decision as a company to close to ensure the safety of our staff and customers
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Hide Ad“We have also contacted everyone in the party to alert them to the possible issue. All staff were advised to contact NHS Lanarkshire for a test.”
The Motherwell Times contacted the health board in a bid to shed further light on the matter
By Monday we were told that no positive case had been registered within health board boundaries in regard to the venue.
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