“A number” of staff at a Wrexham Wetherspoons self isolating after three colleagues test positive

Three staff members at a town centre Wetherspoons have tested positive for Coronavirus.

As a result of the positive test ‘a number’ of other staff members are now self isolating.

Wetherspoon spokesman Eddie Gershon said: “We can confirm that three members of staff have tested positive at the North and South Wales Bank in Wrexham.”

“As a result a number of other staff are self-isolating as a precaution.”

“All of the required controls are in place. All of the positive cases have been reported to Public Health Wales.”

“We have discussed our operating plan with Public Health Wales, and they do not require us to take any further action at this time. The Test, Trace Protect information is available to the contact tracing team, should they wish to use it.”

Wrexham Council run the local ‘Test Trace Protect” scheme, and we have asked them if they are aware of the issue, and if there is any dedicated work taking place around it. The Council has since confirmed that it is aware of the cases and is continuing to work with Public Health Wales.

Dr Graham Brown, Consultant in Communicable Disease Control for Public Health Wales, said: “Public Health Wales is working with Wrexham Council to investigate a small number of cases of Coronavirus associated with the North and South Wales Bank pub in Wrexham. 

“The identification of these cases is evidence that the Test, Trace, Protect strategy is working, and no outbreak has been declared.”

“Any who meets the definition of a contact will be contacted as a routine part of the Test, Trace and Protect process and provided with additional advice for themselves, their household and other contacts.”

“As we move into the recovery phase of the Coronavirus pandemic, we expect to see clusters in settings such as workplaces.  We manage any clusters of Coronavirus appropriately, including by providing advice around infection prevention and control, and by supporting contact tracing where required.”

“We remind the public that they have a vital role in preventing the spread of Coronavirus.  They can do this by always observing social distancing guidelines – that’s staying two metres away from others – washing hands regularly, and working from home if they can.”

Top image: High Street – with the Wetherspoons on the right.