20 Employees Test COVID Positive at Chennai’s Leela Palace Hotel

114 employees working in star hotels in the city have tested positive for the coronavirus so far.

Days after Chennai’s ITC Grand Chola turned out to be a COVID-19 cluster, another star hotel in the city has been ordered to suspend all its scheduled events and gatherings, after 10 percent of its staffers tested positive for coronavirus.

As many as 20 staff members of Hotel Leela Palace, in MRC Nagar, tested positive for the virus, after which the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) ordered the curbs. The hotel is a prominent spot for high-profile political and business meetings in Chennai.