South Park Café, a restaurant owned by tech startup Brex, closed on Monday after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

Brex employees were notified through a company-wide email, according to one Twitter user who shared a portion of that memo on the social media platform.

“The employee has not shown any symptoms but is at home resting,” read the letter. “So far, no Brex employee has reported infection or symptoms from exposure.”

According to that letter, the infected Brex employee was not involved in any food preparation at South Park Café or at the Brex’s San Francisco office. For now, the restaurant and the Oval Room, the Brex members-only lounge located above the restaurant, will remain closed until further notice.

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According to a statement given to The Chronicle, Brex said that they would continue to work with local officials to ensure the health and safety of their employees.

South Park Café’s closure comes at a time when other businesses have seen a decline in business. About a week after Mayor London Breed announced that the city was in a state of emergency amid coronavirus concerns, local chefs noticed slower weekdays and fewer reservations being made for weekend service.

“Friday is the lowest reservations we've ever had on a Friday … the telling sign there is that we have as many cancellations as we do reservations,” chef Telmo Faria at Uma Casa told SFGATE.

South Park Café is located at 108 S. Park St., San Francisco

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Susana Guerrero is an SFGATE digital reporter. Email: Susana.Guerrero@sfgate.com | Twitter: @SusyGuerrero3