Manchester Crown Court has been closed this morning for a deep clean after a member of staff tested positive for coronavirus.
The court in Spinningfields is not allowing people inside while cleaning staff work to clean the area.
Lawyers and members of the public were told to return at 2pm.
The court has since reopened.
A spokesman for Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service said: "The court has reopened following a precautionary deep clean after a member of staff tested positive for COVID-19."
The staff member provided information to the government's track and trace system.
Six of the court's 15 court rooms are scheduled to be holding cases throughout the day, with a trial also ongoing.
In the past few weeks, barristers have been expected to attend court physically for cases, unless they have a good reason not to.
During the height of the lockdown, most cases were conducted using video conferencing.
Under new security measures in line with the pandemic, anyone entering the court via the public entrance is asked whether they had coronavirus symptoms before entering.
More recently, court users have been asked to wear masks on the concourses and in other public areas.
Barristers are allowed to remove their masks in court rooms to conduct their case.
Jury trials were halted in March due to the pandemic, and resumed in May after being deemed safe following inspections.
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