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PETALING JAYA: Ikea Damansara has confirmed that there have been cases of Covid-19 among its employees and said that the branch would be closed until further notice.
The Covid-19 cases were detected among the store’s co-workers and service partners, following one of their scheduled routine tests.
“The Ministry of Health has advised us this morning to close our store starting today (January 2) until further notice to undergo a full contact tracing and disinfection in accordance with the Ministry’s regulations.
“We have conducted and will continue to implement all necessary security measures, including replacement of service partner workers, contact tracing, swab testing, quarantine for all close contacts, and disinfection.
“We are working closely with the authorities and will follow their advice,” the store said in a Facebook post on Saturday (January 2).
Customers, he added, who are believed to be close contacts of positive cases at the store will be contacted by public health officials.
“The health, safety and general well-being of our customers, co-workers, partners and community is our top priority.
“We will continue to work closely with public health officials and do our part by ensuring all necessary preventive measures in our stores.
“Fighting the Covid-19 pandemic is a shared responsibility. Let’s do our part by supporting and following the government’s instructions to prevent further spread of the virus, ”he said.
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