Three retail stores in Port Elizabeth closed their doors on Monday after staff members tested positive for Covid19.
The Shoprite Group has confirmed that its Checkers store in Newton Park, Port Elizabeth, was closed on Monday following positive testing for Covid-19.
The group says in a statement that the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) and Department of Health were informed.
The store closed immediately and a professional decontamination company was brought in to sanitize and deep clean.
The store will be reopened in consultation with the Provincial Department of Health.
The Shoprite Group says an employee screening programme supported by the company’s mobile clinic was activated and those who had close contact are now self-quarantining for 14 days.
Meanwhile, Walmer Park Centre management has confirmed that the Pick ‘n Pay store and Dischem store at the centre were closed on Monday because of tests coming back positive for COVID-19.
Walmer Park issued a brief statement:
The rest of the centre remains open for trade.
