A staff member working at a shopping club in Burnaby’s Metrotown area has tested positive for COVID-19.
Loblaw Companies update its COVID-19 exposures tracker today (Thursday) with news of a Burnaby case.
A “team member” at the Wholesale Club at 5335 Kingsway in Burnaby tested positive. The last day the person worked at the Burnaby store was on Nov. 6, according the company.
This follows two Loblaw pharmacies located in Burnaby reporting recent COVID-19.These are the Burnaby cases:
- Shoppers Drug Mart, 4827 Kingsway, Burnaby. The last day the team member worked was on Nov. 1.
- Shoppers Drug Mart, 6508 East Hastings Street, Burnaby. The last day the team member worked was on Oct. 28.
Loblaw Companies Ltd is the parent company of Shoppers Drug Mart, No Frills, and Loblaws City Market.
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.
"In all of our stores, we encourage our colleagues and employees to wear masks, particularly where physical distancing is not always possible," adds Loblaw.
“Whenever we have a positive case, we arrange for additional cleaning, and we work closely with the local public health unit to determine the appropriate next steps, including identifying and notifying close contacts. Anyone who meets that criteria from the store is asked to go home, self-isolate and monitor for symptoms.
“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. We post any positive cases on our website.”
- With files from Lindsay William-Ross, Vancouver is Awesome
