News24 reports that as of close of business on Friday, a total of 24 staff members at the Dis-Chem branch at Retail Park in Boksburg had tested positive for Covid-19.
"All of these are symptom free," said the pharmacy group’s Lizeth Kruger following the testing of 132 employees. According to Kruger, the first positive diagnosis was made on 9 April, after which the Department of Health (DoH) protocol, which requires all close contacts be put in isolation and screened, was followed. "The store was professionally cleaned. In addition, it took the precaution of testing the entire staff complement and any with symptoms were self-isolated immediately. Three additional staff members, who were both asymptomatic, then tested positive and were immediately quarantined in line with Department of Health protocol," Kruger indicated. All were tested again on Thursday, and an additional 20 asymptomatic staff tested positive. The entire staff complement was then placed into self-isolation. The repeat test was not a DoH requirement, but a step taken by the company as an additional precaution. The store was reopened on Friday with a totally new staff complement after further professional cleaning.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Tammy Petersen at News24
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