Shell Knob restaurant employee tests positive for COVID-19
August 13, 2020
Posted by Sheila Harris
The Barry County Health Department announced a person employed at Steak Inn Restaurant in Shell Knob tested
positive for COVID-19 as a result of community spread. The individual is in isolation and close contacts are
being contacted and, when appropriate, ordered to quarantine.
The owners of Steak Inn Restaurant have voluntarily closed the business for 14 days to allow staff an opportunity
to monitor for symptoms of COVID and provide ample time for a deep cleaning of the facility. Once reopened, the
staff will be screened for symptoms of COVID-19 each day, face-coverings will continue to be required for all
service employees, and all high touch surfaces will be cleaned frequently.
Roger Brock, Administrator of the Barry County Health Department commented, “The Steak Inn staff and management are taking this situation very seriously and have chosen to close their business to ensure their staff and customers are as safe as possible.”
Brock, wants to assure the public that COVID-19 is not foodborne and there is no risk of contracting COVID-19
from a meal. Customers do not need to self-quarantine unless symptoms develop. Anyone who develops
symptoms should call their primary care provider or the Barry County Health Department at 417-847-2114.
Symptoms of COVID-19 can appear 2 to 14 days after exposure and include fever or chills, cough, shortness of
breath, fatigue, fever, muscle or body aches, headache, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting,
diarrhea, or a new loss of taste or smell. If you believe, you have symptoms of COVID-19, stay home call your
medical provider, and wear a mask when near anyone who does not live in the same home.
Barry County Phase 2 Mitigation Rules began June 26 and remain in effect until August 31, 2020. Those rules
include required source control masking of service providers; recommended physical distancing, cloth face
coverings, and enhanced hygiene practices. For more information about COVID-19, visit cdc.gov/coronavirus,
call the Barry County Health Department at 417-847-2114 or the Missouri DHSS 24 hour hotline number at
877-435-8411.
Posted by Sheila Harris
The Barry County Health Department announced a person employed at Steak Inn Restaurant in Shell Knob tested
positive for COVID-19 as a result of community spread. The individual is in isolation and close contacts are
being contacted and, when appropriate, ordered to quarantine.
The owners of Steak Inn Restaurant have voluntarily closed the business for 14 days to allow staff an opportunity
to monitor for symptoms of COVID and provide ample time for a deep cleaning of the facility. Once reopened, the
staff will be screened for symptoms of COVID-19 each day, face-coverings will continue to be required for all
service employees, and all high touch surfaces will be cleaned frequently.
Roger Brock, Administrator of the Barry County Health Department commented, “The Steak Inn staff and management are taking this situation very seriously and have chosen to close their business to ensure their staff and customers are as safe as possible.”
Brock, wants to assure the public that COVID-19 is not foodborne and there is no risk of contracting COVID-19
from a meal. Customers do not need to self-quarantine unless symptoms develop. Anyone who develops
symptoms should call their primary care provider or the Barry County Health Department at 417-847-2114.
Symptoms of COVID-19 can appear 2 to 14 days after exposure and include fever or chills, cough, shortness of
breath, fatigue, fever, muscle or body aches, headache, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting,
diarrhea, or a new loss of taste or smell. If you believe, you have symptoms of COVID-19, stay home call your
medical provider, and wear a mask when near anyone who does not live in the same home.
Barry County Phase 2 Mitigation Rules began June 26 and remain in effect until August 31, 2020. Those rules
include required source control masking of service providers; recommended physical distancing, cloth face
coverings, and enhanced hygiene practices. For more information about COVID-19, visit cdc.gov/coronavirus,
call the Barry County Health Department at 417-847-2114 or the Missouri DHSS 24 hour hotline number at
877-435-8411.