The hotel hosting media and security staff for the G7 summit in England has temporarily shut down because of a Covid-19 outbreak. The Pedn Olva in St. Ives shuts down for a deep clean, according to its owners, the St Austell Brewery. The shutdown came after a lot of staff tested positive for Covid-19.

The owners said on June 10 that the hotel will reopen after the deep clean and after they have enough staff to run it. G7 leaders begin three days of meetings on June 11 in Carbis Bay. While locals are managing to crowds and traffic in the summer, disturbance caused by the summit is very extreme. Around 5,000 extra police officers have been positioned in the area, and authorities have even booked a cruise ship with a capacity of 3,000 to accommodate some other extra officers.