Rounders, Wine Cafe closing after employees test positive for COVID-19

(Mankato, MN) – Two downtown Mankato establishments will close after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

Rounders Sports Bar & Grill and the Wine Cafe announced the news in social media posts Wednesday evening.

“Today, we have decided to close Rounders after we were notified that a former employee tested positive for COVID-19,” said the bar’s Facebook post.  “We value our staff and patrons safety and have taken this extra precaution so we can focus our efforts on performing a deep cleaning that exceeds the CDC recommendations..”

Rounder’s said it also hopes to set an example in the community as their staff deals with the reality of COVID-19.  “We want to make sure we set the standard that other establishments will follow,” said the post.

The Wine Cafe said in its post that the bar would closed until further notice.  “We found out this afternoon that a staff member has tested positive for Covid,” said the Facebook notice.  “We are all testing and are isolating.”

Both establishments had just begun opening to a limited capacity last week after being closed since mid-March to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.

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