After Sudden Coronavirus Closure, Allie's Donuts Nears Reopening

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI — Three days after reporting a positive coronavirus test, Allie's Donuts in North Kingstown is almost ready to reopen, the shop announced Monday.

The popular donut spot closed its doors suddenly Friday after someone "in the tight-knit community surrounding the Allie’s Donuts Family" tested positive asymptomatically.

"We have decided to sacrifice all the good that comes from making donuts in order to ensure the safety of our staff members and our customers," the owner wrote on Facebook. "We support our staff and their families as much as we can, and make this tough decision knowing that health and safety are priority number one."

The shop would not reopen until the entire staff was tested, the post continued, and a follow-up clarified that employees were being paid throughout the closure, and that no one had tested positive as on Friday night.

On Monday, Allie's said reopening was imminent, and that the original closure was believed to be based on a false positive.

"We have many results to wait for to be safe, but signs point to the coronavirus scare being based on an original 'false positive' result," the post said. "We're extremely relieved, but not enough to rush to judgement and act like we're out of the woods. Best thing is, our employee and their family is COVID free!"

The owner continued that reopening is expected "in a matter of days," and urged everyone to "exercise the patience and control that is needed to get back to life as we knew it."