Dis-Chem has advised that a staff member has tested positive for COVID-19 at its store in Boksburg North. The company has confirmed that it took swift action as soon as the employee felt ill. The staff member in question immediately alerted his manager and has been self-isolating from home. The store was closed this afternoon (11 April) and a professional cleaning service, complete with staff in hazmat suits, has been brought in to thoroughly deep clean the whole shop. The store will reopen on Tuesday 14 April.
"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," says Lizeth Kruger, Dis-Chem's National Clinic Manager. She adds that all precautionary measures regarding staff hygiene, health and safety and store sanitising will remain in place.
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