Maxima investigated more than 200 employees: two cases of COVID-19 were identified



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As of July 14, in coordination with the National Center for Public Health, all employees of one of the Kirtimai warehouses, security employees of different warehouses and company employees living in Rūdiškės and Onuškis were examined. .

The retail chain over the weekend reported that on July 17, the coronavirus was confirmed by warehouse workers, who had returned to work the first day after the holidays. She had no symptoms, no temperature.

After receiving a positive coronavirus result, the woman was isolated. The second coronavirus case was confirmed on July 21. The warehouse worker has not worked since July 1: He had a certificate of incapacity for self-isolation until July 14 due to close contact with workers with coronavirus. Holidays from July 15 to 21. The woman does not feel any symptoms, she will continue to adhere to self-isolation.

According to Ernesta Dapkienė, Director of Maxima’s Department of Communications and Corporate Affairs, such a study was prompted by two positive COVID-19 tests by one of the Maxima warehouse workers a few weeks ago and information from the National Center for Public Health on confirmed cases of coronavirus in other people. with whom the sick workers had close contact. Additionally, the coronavirus was also confirmed to two security employees at another warehouse in July.

So far, 469 Maxima employees have been investigated in the five months since the pandemic began. Eleven of them were found to have positive COVID-19 results. Five are already fine.

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