The coronavirus was detected in Maxima employees in Vilnius and Anykščiai



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“In total, another 40 employees recovered last week. Unfortunately, five cases of the disease were identified yesterday. Employees who had close contact with colleagues who became ill with COVID-19 became isolated,” says Ernesta Dapkienė, Department Director Communication and Image of the Maxima retail chain.

On Sunday, COVID-19 infection was detected in four employees in Vilnius. Maxima XX Stores, Viršuliškių str. 30, employee. He was last at his workplace on November 11.

No close contacts were found. The coronavirus was also detected in the Maxima XXX store, Savanorių ave. 247, for three employees of a working confectionery. One of them was at his workplace for the last time on November 10, the others on November 11 and 19. No high-risk contacts were identified.

COVID-19 was also diagnosed in Maxima XX, Anykščiai, shops, A. Baranauskas a. 4, employee. He was last at his workplace on November 15. A colleague who had a potentially close contact isolated himself.

Stores and other premises where workers infected with COVID-19 worked were completely cleaned and disinfected. According to E. Dapkienė, the employees and customers of the Maxima store can feel safe and continue to visit these stores.

A total of 219 Maxima workers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 infection since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, of which 91 have fully recovered. To date, 1,631 employees of the Maxima retail chain have been investigated for COVID-19. At present, the responses to the tests of 87 employees are still pending.

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