Loblaws employee in Toronto tests positive for coronavirus

Apr 18 2020, 5:47 pm

An employee at a Loblaws located in Toronto has tested positive for COVID-19.

A spokesperson for the grocery chain tells Daily Hive that the team member last worked on April 12 at the Loblaws located at 650 Dupont Street.

The store was closed overnight for a thorough cleaning and has since reopened.

“We are reaching out to the local public health team and have taken a number of steps to minimize risk, including increased sanitization protocols and enforcing social distancing practices in the store,” said the representative.

All staff who may have been in close contact with the employee are now at home in self-isolation, monitoring for any symptoms.

The total number of recorded coronavirus cases in the province now sits at 10,010, including 514 deaths.

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