The anonymous man who reported the outbreak of coronavirus cases at the Rusty Pelican said he hadnвЂ™t seen or taken any temperature screening before reporting to work. вЂњAs we begin to reopen our dining rooms, we will continue to practice and take part in preventive measures to ensure the safety of you and your family,вЂќ the site read. Guidelines posted on the groupвЂ™s website indicate employees would be temperature-screened daily before coming to work as other enhancements - such as touchless menus, enhanced cleaning and the allowance of face masks - are being put into place. LandryвЂ™s, the Texas-based dining, hospitality and entertainment corporation that owns the Rusty Pelican did not respond to requests for comment made on Monday and Tuesday. вЂњIf there is a cluster of cases, depending on the number of cases and the size of the facility, we may either mandate that all staff be tested and/or a facility close for a period of time until it is clearly safe to reopen,вЂќ he said in the statement.Д¬alifornia summer fun collides with coronavirus danger as hospitalizations, new cases keep risingДЄs hospitalizations rise in California, officials battle a social summer Chau did say a public health services team provides guidance in some circumstances. Clayton Chau, in a prepared statement, reiterated claims his department could not confirm or deny details of cases associated with a particular facility. вЂњI imagine in the next few weeks, most restaurants will experience something like this - especially in Orange County, where most people think itвЂ™s a crime to have to wear a face mask.вЂќ вЂњI donвЂ™t think there are any government rules stating that they have to do anything other than stay home for 14 days,вЂќ the anonymous employee said. Yet as of Tuesday, the restaurant was open for business with manager Justin DeLucia saying he was вЂњnot at liberty to talk about that.вЂќ More employees and one of the restaurantвЂ™s managers, he said, were sent home over the weekend after it was discovered they, too, had tested positive. вЂњThey stayed home for 14 days, and they got tested before they came back to work,вЂќ said the man, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation. In Newport Beach, a man who works at the waterfront restaurant the Rusty Pelican reported multiple staff members had been sent home after testing positive for the virus. So far, every employee has tested negative.вЂќ вЂњWe are just awaiting test results on the rest of the staff before opening. вЂњSheвЂ™s been quarantined for the last the weeks but is feeling much better,вЂќ the message states, indicating the restaurant has been professionally cleaned. The afflicted individual began quarantining June 7 and is recovering while the rest of the staff awaits their test results, according to the pizzeriaвЂ™s outgoing message. Reports of further closures - along with rumors of restaurants continuing to do business even as virus-stricken employees are sent home to self-quarantine - are popping up on social media, as Orange County diners report findings from recent visits.Д¬osta Mesa pizza lovers, for example, were dismayed to learn that 2145 Pizza on Placentia Avenue shut down after an employee tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. Newport Beach-based eateries JavierвЂ™s Cantina and the A Restaurant experienced closures this week, as both shut their doors for deep cleaning and testing. Newport Beach restaurants experience closures after staff members test positive for COVID-19 Now, would-be restaurant patrons are left to decide whether eating out, just because itвЂ™s allowed, is worth the risk. The troubling trends come less than two weeks after the Orange County Board of Supervisors announced June 11 the wearing of facial masks would be strongly recommended, not required, in public. In Orange County, health officials announced Monday a record number of new coronavirus cases had been reported over the weekend - 846 new infections were recorded on Saturday and Sunday alone.ДЄlthough cases had subsided by Tuesday to just 147 new infections and four deaths, for a total of 10,737 Orange County infections and 273 fatalities, the number of those hospitalized with COVID-19 rose to 351 on Monday and 349 Tuesday, the highest numbers recorded so far. Statewide, more than 6,000 new cases were recorded by the Department of Public Health, marking the largest single-day count in the state since the pandemic hit the U.S. The restaurant is located on 2145 Placentia Ave., not 2145 Valencia Blvd.Д«ut despite their best efforts, some area restaurants are being forced to close once more as employees test positive for the coronavirus and questions about contamination resurface.ДЄcross Orange County, infection and hospitalization rates continue to climb as people resume their regular business habits, including trips to gyms, tattoo parlors and nail salons. JAn earlier version of this story misstated the address of 2145 Pizza in Costa Mesa.

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