Dis-Chem BluBird closes after staff member tests positive for Covid-19
BIRNAM – Dis-Chem BluBird says that colleagues working closely with the staff member have been tested and are being monitored on an ongoing basis for symptoms.
Dis-Chem has confirmed that its store at BluBird Shopping Centre in Birnam is closed after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19.
The store closed on 14 April and is expected to reopen on 17 April.
Dis-Chem said in a statement, “The company has confirmed that all necessary protocols were immediately implemented and the staff member in question was sent home to self-isolate and seek medical care.”
Dis-Chem said that a professional cleaning service, complete with staff in hazmat suits, has been brought in to thoroughly deep clean the whole shop.
Dis-Chem’s national clinic manager Lizeth Kruger said, “All colleagues working closely with the staff member have been tested and are being monitored on an ongoing basis for symptoms and those who have been in close contact are now self-isolating.”
“In fact, Dis-Chem has been screening all employees’ temperatures every morning for the past few weeks as an added safety precaution,” said Kruger.
She added that all precautionary measures regarding staff hygiene, health and safety and store sanitising will remain in place.
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