An employee at a McDonald's location in Vancouver has recently been confirmed as having the coronavirus (COVID-19).
McDonald's Canada posted the new case to its online tracker March 29, indicating the following affected restaurant in the region:
- 3444 East Hastings Street, Vancouver: Last day restaurant employee worked: March 25, 2021.
The McDonald's location is not considered a coronavirus public exposure site by Vancouver Coastal Health.
On March 26 and 27 the fast-food company had reported that employees at three McDonald's locations in British Columbia had recently tested positive for the virus; those cases were at outposts in Abbotsford and Dawson Creek.
Currently, McDonald's Canada lists nine restaurants in B.C. where employees have been confirmed as having contracted COVID-19. Of those, five of the restaurants are located in Metro Vancouver or the Fraser Valley.
McDonald's Canada says it has "maintained a commitment to remain transparent in our communications, so that restaurant employees and guests are informed and can contact their local public health authorities for directions, if needed."
"For any guests who may have visited the restaurant and have questions, please take directions from your local public health experts," says McDonald's Canada.
Indoor dining in B.C. suspended for three weeks
On Monday, Dr. Bonnie Henry amended current public health orders in the province to implement a temporary ban on indoor food and drink service at restaurants, cafes, and bars across the province. The ban went into effect at midnight and is in place until 11:59 p.m. on April 19.
Part of what the province is calling a "circuit breaker" slate of temporary elevated restrictions, Henry and Premier John Horgan said Monday in a press conference that rising coronavirus case counts province-wide, particularly those of "variants of concern," are sparking the decision to put in place measures aimed at bringing about change.
In addition to the temporary halt on indoor dining, B.C. has similarly suspended indoor religious gatherings and indoor fitness.
