El Charro Cafe employee tests positive for coronavirus

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY)-An employee at El Charro Cafe in Yuma has tested positive for coronavirus.

El Charro Cafe's issued a statement on Facebook on Tuesday stating the following:

Our highest priority is to protect the health and well-being of our team and customers. We recently learned an employee tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently under medical care. Our thoughts are with our employee and their family and we hope for a fast and full recovery. The employee last worked over a week ago and has self-quarantined.

We have been in contact with both Yuma County Public Health Services and the Arizona Department of Health Services. Both agencies advised there was no need to close the restaurant. The thorough cleaning and disinfection procedures we follow are designed to prevent the transmission of illness, along with excellent handwashing practices, wearing masks, and excluding team members from work who do not feel well. We were closed yesterday and did a thorough cleaning of everything and had the entire building professionally sanitized. We will continue to follow the direction of local and state public health authorities but remain open to serve our customers.

We thank you for your confidence in us and we look forward to continuing to serve you.

As of Tuesday, there are 211 cases in Yuma County.

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