A Shettleston restaurant has been forced to temporarily close after a customer with confirmed COVID-19 visited its premises. 

The Kirkhouse Bar and Kitchen along Shettleston Road is now notifying its customers after the person had dined-in on Thursday night. 

The eatery announced today it is contacting the Scottish Government to start the Test and Trace process in order to identify other customers who were in the building at the time. 

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All staff will now be tested as the restaurant will now close in order to conduct a "deep clean". 

A statement reads: "We would like to notify customers that we have been informed today that a customer who visited us last Thursday evening has tested positive for COVI-19.

"We are contacting the relevant party to inform them of the situation and to contact the government track and trace program.

"As such, although the guidelines state we do not need to close the premises, we have taken the decision to temporarily close in order to deep clean the bar in full and have our staff tested.

"We are awaiting further communication from the council and will take any further action necessary, based on their feedback.

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"Safety of our staff and customers is priority and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to those customers who are due to visit us over the next few days. We will aim to reopen at the weekend should all staff tests return negative.

"Our team will be contacting those customers who have booked over the next few days to inform them."

An NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde spokeswoman said: "Our Test and Protect team is carrying out COVID-19 contact tracing around the Kirkhouse Bar and Kitchen in Glasgow.

"Those who have been identified as close contacts have been told to self-isolate for 14 days."

NHSGGC’s Dr Iain Kennedy said: “All relevant Public Health measures are in place and myself and our Public Health Team are working with the venue to manage and monitor the situation.

“We would ask customers who have been in the venue on the evening of Thursday, 13 August to be aware of the symptoms of a fever, persistent cough or loss of taste or smell. If concerned they need to self-isolate immediately and book a test for Covid-19.”