Several more employees at four Loblaw-owned retail stores in Metro Vancouver have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Loblaw Companies Ltd, the parent company of retailers Shoppers Drug Mart, Real Canadian Superstore, and Wholesale Club, provided updates to its COVID-19 employee case listings on Nov. 11 and 12.
The following stores are newly affected:
- Real Canadian Superstore, 19851 Willowbrook Drive, Langley: The last day the team member worked was on November 6.
- Shoppers Drug Mart, 12080 Nordel Way, Surrey: The last day the team member worked was on November 10.
- Wholesale Club, 5335 Kingsway, Burnaby: The last day the team member worked was on November 6.
Additionally, another team member at the Real Canadian Superstore at 8195 Scott Road (120th) on the Delta/Surrey border has tested positive for the virus, bringing the total current number of infected staff members to three at that particular location. The last day those three team members worked were November 1, November 4, and November 6, respectively.
None of the locations are listed as potential COVID-19 public exposure sites by Fraser Health.
Which Canadian grocery chains share staff COVID case info?
Loblaw says they share updates about test-positive COVID cases in their stores in order to maintain transparency.
"In these cases, we work closely with public health and follow their guidance to ensure proper notification of close contacts and required cleaning and sanitization in our stores," notes the company.
When there are employee virus cases, Loblaw notes: “Generally, the risk to our customers remains low, due to the physical distancing and sanitization measures that have been in place in our stores for months."
In British Columbia, only one of the other major national grocery retailers operating here, Sobeys Inc., maintains a public web portal for sharing test-positive case information. Sobeys operates Safeway and Thrifty stores in the province.
