Employee at second suburban Melbourne McDonald's tests positive for COVID-19
An employee at a second McDonald's restaurant in Melbourne's north has tested positive to COVID-19, forcing the outlet to shut immediately.
After the coronavirus cluster at Fawkner McDonald's grew by two to 10 cases on Friday, a McDonald's spokeswoman said an employee at Craigieburn McDonald's had tested positive.
The McDonald's restaurant in Fawkner which was temporarily closed after being linked to a cluster of COVID-19 cases.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui
The employee at the outlet on Craigieburn Road West is an "extended relative" of a worker at Fawkner McDonald's.
"Out of an abundance of caution we have immediately closed the restaurant," the spokeswoman said.
"All Craigieburn employees have been instructed not to return to work for 14 days and advised to be tested."
The Craigieburn employee last worked at the restaurant on Tuesday and is self-isolating at home with "little to no symptoms".
The spokeswoman said the employee has not worked at the Fawkner restaurant.
"We have engaged an external contractor to conduct a deep clean of the restaurant using the highest-grade chemicals recommended by the Department of Health," she said.
"We are communicating with all employees and continue to work collaboratively with the Department of Health."
Fawkner McDonald's was closed and deep cleaned after a second employee tested positive.
Of 101 Fawkner McDonald's employees tested for COVID-19, four have tested positive as previously announced, 93 are negative and four are awaiting results.
More to come.