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A southwest London LCBO outlet has been closed due to unspecified staffing issues.

The LCBO at 2490 Main St. in Lambeth has been closed since Monday, customers say.

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The closure is the result of “staffing resources,” a spokesperson for the government-run alcohol service said.

“At this time, this is all of the information we have available,” the spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

A sign on the shuttered store directs customers to the nearest LCBO outlet on Wonderland and Southdale roads. Other liquor stores in the city remain open.

An official with the Ontario Public Service Employee Union (OPSEU), the union that represents LCBO staffers, said he didn’t have any additional information to provide about the closing in Lambeth.

LCBO outlets are allowed to stay open amid the coronavirus pandemic, just as groceries stores are still operating, even while many other businesses have been forced to shut down.

Earlier this week, Premier Doug Ford ordered all non-essential businesses to close for a two-week period as officials attempt to slow the virus’s spread and ensure that health-care facilities are not overrun with patients. So-called “essential” services are allowed to keep operating, a list of which can be viewed here.