Alabama restaurants don’t have to shut down if employees test positive for coronavirus

Alabama restaurants don’t have to shut down if employees test positive for coronavirus

Another restaurant in north alabama is temporarily closing because an employee tested positive for the coronavirus.

Today waay 31's sophia borrelli spoke with someone from the alabama department of health.

She learned what restaurants are recommended to do if an employee tests positive for the virus.

Grumpy's pizza and pasta in arab posted this sign on its door.

It's the latest in a series of closures in the area.

In just the past week, rosie's cantina on university shut its doors, as did the mellow mushroom and moe's original bar b que in decatur because of positive coronavirus tests.

According to a post on its facebook page a grumpy's pizza and pasta employee tested positive.

Now all employees are getting tested while the restaurant does a deep clean.

The post also says the restaurant self reported to the health department who did not encourage them to close.

When i spoke with jeremy bryant with the alabama department of health - he said it is not required that a restaurant closes after an employee tests positive for the virus.

Jeremy bryant, public health senior environmentalist : " "not a requirement of the current order.

It's a recommendation that they close for at least long enough to do enhanced sanitation which is also a process laid out by the cdc, but the department of public health doesn't have a requirement that the establishment close for any period of time."

Sophia looklive: i did reach out to grumpy's pasta and pizza - but they said they did not want to comment any further than the facebook post.

In arab - sophia borrelli waay 31 news.

According to the facebook post - grumpy's pizza and pasta hopes to be back open by friday and will only open back up with employees that have a