GRAAFF-REINET NEWS - Despite rumours that a Shoprite Graaff-Reinet employee has tested positive for Covid-19, the store’s doors remain open.
A Shoprite employee told the Advertiser on Thursday, inside the functioning shop, that she had no knowledge of a positive co-worker. Currently, the store is open.
The Shoprite group said in a statement to the Advertiser that, when a positive case is confirmed, they take into consideration when last an employee was at work, and will close the store if necessary.
“Various measures have been implemented, including daily temperature testing when employees arrive at work; dispatching mobile clinics for referrals; rolling out plastic face shields to employees; and maintaining stringent hygiene and sanitising protocols across all our operation,” the statement read.
The Eastern Cape Department of Health was approached for comment yesterday (4 June), but has not yet responded.
Readers can view the other regulations in place at Shoprite here.
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