COLUMBUS, Ind. — An embroidery business in Columbus is closing to quarantine after a worker came into contact with Bartholomew County Commissioner Tony London and his employees before he tested positive for COVID-19.
EYB Promotions, 3490 Commerce Drive, will be closed until at least the middle of next week after its owner, Sally Johnson, was notified Wednesday by an employee of the business London owns, Tony London Company, that at least two of its employees had tested positive for COVID-19, Johnson said.
Johnson said her employee was inside London’s business on Monday to drop off and pick up orders but was not experiencing any symptoms as of Thursday morning.
London told The Republic on Wednesday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday after feeling “rundown” and was quarantining with “very mild” symptoms.
London was shown sitting next to Bartholomew County Commissioner Larry Kleinhenz during a livestream of last week’s Bartholomew County Council meeting.
The two commissioners did not wear masks during much of the meeting and appeared to be seated closer than 6 feet from each other, the minimum distance that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends to reduce the chances of spreading COVID-19.
Kleinhenz also tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
Johnson said she does business with London but the ordeal was “unfortunate” and “frustrating.”
“It’s an unfortunate thing,” said Johnson, who added that “this is not a personal attack on Tony.” “It just takes one event, you know, and how quickly that can affect multiple people.”
For more on this story, see Friday’s Republic.
