More cases of COVID-19 are being reported at Loblaw-owned Asian grocery giant T & T Supermarket.
Five T&T locations in Vancouver and Burnaby have now seen staff members test positive for coronavirus in recent weeks.
According to the T & T COVID-19 case tracker, a part-time employee at the store in Metropolis at Metrotown in Burnaby tested positive and last worked on Feb. 11.
On Feb. 26, T&T's case tracker indicated a part-time employee who works at two Vancouver stores has tested positive for the virus:
- Chinatown Store - 179 Keefer Place, Vancouver: Part-time store associate last worked Feb. 23.
- Kingsway Store - 2206 Kingsway, Vancouver: Part-time store associate last worked Feb. 20.
The two Vancouver stores listed on Feb. 26 follow cases at the Marine Gateway Store, 458 SW Marine Dr, Vancouver. The last day the employee worked was on Feb. 14. The T&T on First Avenue in Vancouver also had a recent case (worker’s last shift was Feb. 17).
While T&T Supermarket is owned by Loblaw, the Canadian Asian grocery chain lists its COVID-19 cases separately on its own site.
Several more staff members at Loblaw-owned grocery and drug stores in Metro Vancouver have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Loblaw Companies Ltd, the parent company of retail chains Shoppers Drug Mart, City Market, and Real Canadian Superstore provided updates to its COVID-19 employee case listings on Feb. 28 and March 1, indicating the following affected stores:
- Shoppers Drug Mart, 1202 West Pender St., Vancouver: The last day the team member worked was on Feb. 24.
- Lonsdale City Market, 1650 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver: The last day the team member worked was on Feb. 21.
- Real Canadian Superstore, 8195 - 120th Street, Delta: The last day the team member worked was on Feb. 23.
- Real Canadian Superstore, 7550 King George Boulevard, Surrey: The last day the team member worked was on Feb. 19.
None of the stores are considered coronavirus public exposure locations by either Vancouver Coastal Health or Fraser Health.
Loblaw joins Sobeys, Inc. (Safeway, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods) as one of a handful of major Canadian retailers that shares employee COVID-19 cases with the public. Outside the grocery and drug store sector, companies like McDonald's Canada and home improvement chain Lowe's Canada provide public listings.
In British Columbia, Lowe's Canada indicated on Feb. 22 that an associate at its RONA store at 21213 Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge had tested positive, and had last worked Feb. 19.
- With additional reporting by Lindsay William-Ross
