Pub bosses were forced to shut their doors for a deep clean after positive Covid cases.
The Mariners Court, Broadway, Leigh closed down for a number of days due to the cases of the virus.
It was due to re-open today following the cleaning session at the town centre pub.
Bosses took to Facebook to announce the closure.
A spokesman said: "The Mariners Court always make the safety of our guests and staff top priory. We’ve been made aware of some positive cases and as a precautionary measure we will be closed for deep cleaning today and tomorrow.
"The Oakleigh are serving up delicious roast dinners today so while we can’t fill your bellies up on this cold day, they definitely can. See you soon."
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It comes after Boris Johnson has ruled out immediately implementing any new Covid restrictions but has said the Government reserves the “possibility of taking further action” to protect public health due to the spread of the Omicron variant.
Yesterday, there were 91,743 cases of Covid-19, 8,044 of which were the Omicron variant.
The Cabinet met for a three-hour meeting on Monday, December 20 and the Prime Minister said they were monitoring the situation “hour by hour”.
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