Two Lake Geneva area restaurants close temporarily after employees test positive for coronavirus

Updated: 3:31 p.m. on June 22, 2020

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A second Lake Geneva area restaurant has temporarily closed after two of its employees tested positive for COVID-19.

Chuck's Lakeshore Inn in Fontana, Wisconsin announced Monday that they will be shutting down for the next three days while staff is tested. 

They say they will then reassess and develop a plan for moving forward with "aggressive professional sanitization and deep cleaning."

The news comes after Popeyes on Lake Geneva announced their temporary closure on Sunday, June 21 due to an employee who tested positive for the virus.

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Posted: 3:49 p.m. on June 21, 2020

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A popular Lake Geneva restaurant has temporarily closed after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus.

According to the Facebook page for Popeye’s on Lake Geneva, an employee tested positive and has self-quarantined since having systems and is currently recovering.

“We appreciate your continued well wishes for them and their family,” a letter on the Facebook post says.

The post said while the restaurant was not required to shut down, they felt it was their responsibility to do so.

“We are currently in communication with the Walworth County Health Department to ensure we are doing everything possible to contain any potential spread of the disease,” the post says.

The restaurant will be getting an extensive cleaning and sanitation regimen and plans to reopen later this month.