A pizza shop manager has died of coronavirus, leaving customers and colleagues shocked.
Domino's worker Mofizul Islam, worked at the Eskbank branch in Midlothian, Scotland.
The team manager fell ill and stopped working at the store on Sunday, March 22, just before lockdown measures were announced.
It’s understood that staff were told of the 49-year-old's tragic death on Monday.
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There are currently 747 cases of coronavirus in the Lothians and a total of of 495 Scots have now died.
A spokeswoman for Domino’s sent condolences to Mofizul’s family and said the company are constantly reviewing the safest ways to continue food delivery.
She said: “We were very sorry that hear Mofizul Islam, a store colleague of one of our franchisees, has died, and pass on the condolences of everyone at Domino’s to his family.
“Mofizul had not worked for Domino’s since March 22, having decided not to come into work following the government’s nationwide lockdown.
“Domino’s remains open in support of the UK government’s advice, which says food delivery services play an important role in helping people stay at home.
“We’re continually making changes such as Contact Free Delivery, stopping collections, ending cash handling, simplifying the menu and creating floor markers to encourage colleagues to follow.
"Government rules for food production which says ‘employers must take reasonable action’ to implement distancing guidelines.”
