A four star hotel has closed its doors temporarily after an outbreak of Covid-19, with up to 20 guests who’d stayed there late week, testing positive. The Bridge House Hotel in Tullamore, Co Offaly, has temporarily closed after around 20 people, from a group of 40, tested positive for the virus. Read MoreThe hotel said: “The health and safety of employees and guests is the number one priority for our hotel. The Offaly Express reported it had been told by local sources, that most of the guests were from Dublin. “We need to concentrate on testing anyone in contact with those people and make sure contact tracing is done properly.”Online Editors

Source: Irish Independent September 17, 2020 21:33 UTC