B&Q store closed for ‘deep clean’ after staff tested positive for coronavirus

The Ashton-under-Lyne branch of B&Q was forced to closed after a staff member tested positive for coronavirus. 

The shop shut on Sunday August 30th to allow for a ‘deep clean’ to be carried out. 

A spokesperson said the closure was a ‘precautionary measure’ that went ‘beyond government advice’. 

B&Q spokesperson said: “We can confirm that our Ashton-under-Lyne store temporarily closed yesterday following a team member receiving a positive Covid-19 test result.

“Closing the store for deep cleaning is a precautionary measure and goes beyond government advice.”

The store is now reopen. 

The news comes just a week after fourteen members of staff at B&Q distribution centre in Swindon tested positive for the virus.

All colleagues returned to work at the centre following a negative test result.