A cluster of four cases linked to a hotel has been detected by NHS Highland.
All four positive cases of Covid-19 have been linked to the MacDonald Hotel in the Kinlochleven area.
The hotel has now closed and all staff have been advised to self-isolate for 14 days.
NHS Highland’s Health Protection Team is now following up in accordance with national guidance, and contact tracing is being carried out.
NHSH is aware of a cluster of four cases of #COVID19 within the #Kinlochleven area. All cases are linked to the MacDonald Hotel. The hotel has closed and all staff have been advised to self-isolate for 14 dayshttps://t.co/B0B4RaQmuf
— NHS Highland (@NHSHighland) September 16, 2020
Dr Tim Allison, Director of Public Health with NHS Highland, said: “We appreciate that this will be causing anxiety within the local community but please be reassured that investigations so far have seen no evidence of wider community spread.
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“We would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that the virus can recur even in rural communities and so everyone should continue to adhere to physical distancing guidelines, wear a face-covering when in enclosed spaces, clean your hands and surfaces regularly and immediately self-isolate if you develop symptoms.”
Today (12/09/20) we have had a team member test positive for Covid-19. So to reassure everyone we are releasing this…
Posted by MacDonald Hotel, Kinlochleven on Saturday, September 12, 2020
The MacDonald Hotel posted on Facebook on Saturday that one of their team members had tested positive for Covid-19.
It said: “Today we have had a team member test positive for Covid-19. So to reassure everyone we are releasing this statement explaining the actions we have taken.
“All of our team members have received training on the symptoms of the virus and the person concerned took swift action and arranged a test as soon as feeling unwell.
“They isolated immediately to await the…
