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“In recent days, when about 2 thousand. new cases of COVID-19, we also registered more cases among our employees. We are very happy that the number of people recovering is increasing every day, and this week 25 Maxima employees have already overcome the coronavirus. Sadly, 12 other cases were diagnosed yesterday. Employees who had potentially close contact with colleagues who developed COVID-19 became isolated.
Stores and other premises where coronavirus-infected staff were employed have also been fully cleaned and disinfected internally. We consulted with the National Center for Public Health and took all recommended preventive actions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 ”, says Ernesta Dapkienė, Director of the Department of Communication and Image of the Maxima retail chain.
Retail chain Maxima has been informing the public about all cases of workers infected with COVID-19 since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Friday, COVID-19 infection was detected in five employees in Vilnius. Maxima XX Stores, Sausio 13-osios str. 2-1, employee. He was last at his workplace on November 16. No close contacts were found. Asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 were detected in two food production workshops operating in the Maxima XXX store, Savanorių ave. 247, employees.
They both visited their workplace for the last time on November 19. No close contacts were found. He got sick at the Maxima XXX store, Ozo str. 18, employee of an existing food production workshop. He was last at his workplace on November 15. The colleague who was contacted is infected with COVID-19. The COVID-19 infection was also detected by employees of the Vilnius logistics department. He was last at his workplace on November 17. No close contacts were found.
The Maxima XX stores in Kaunas, Šiaurės ave., Became infected with the coronavirus. 8D-1, employee. He was last at his workplace on November 11. No close contacts were found.
COVID-19 cases were diagnosed in two Šiauliai employees. An employee of the Maxima XXX store in Šiauliai Akropolis fell ill. He was last at his workplace on November 11. No close contacts were found. COVID-19 infection was also detected at the Maxima X store, Vilniaus st. 3, personal. He was last at his workplace on November 15. No close contacts were found.
COVID-19 was established at the Maxima X store in Panevėžys, G. Petkevičaitės-Bitės str. 35, employees. He was last at his workplace on November 13. No close contacts were found.
The case of asymptomatic COVID-19 infection was detected in Kėdainiai, Maxima XX stores, J.Basanavičiaus str. 53, employee. He was last at his workplace on November 5. A colleague who had close contact is isolated.
“Maxima X” in Jonava, Kosmonautų str. 17, employee. He was last at his workplace on November 1. No close contacts were found.
COVID-19 was also diagnosed at the Maxima X store in Šakiai, V. Kudirkos str. 66, employees. He was last at his workplace on November 18. A colleague who had been in contact with a COVID-19 employee who fell ill was isolated.
Stores and other premises where workers infected with COVID-19 worked were completely cleaned and disinfected. According to E. Dapkienė, the employees and shoppers of the Maxima store can feel safe and continue to visit these stores.
Currently, the flow of shoppers entering the stores is limited in Lithuania. Shoppers are asked to keep a safe distance of 2 meters in stores, not to forget to wear protective masks, disinfect their hands and wear free disposable gloves, which can be found at the entrance. All Maxima stores have free access to a protective mask.
A total of 202 Maxima workers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 infection since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, 76 of whom have made a full recovery and returned to work. To date, 1,619 Maxima employees have been investigated for COVID-19. Currently 104 employee test responses are pending.
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