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Countdown Quay St was closed for a deep cleaning, the same day that an infected MIQ worker’s family member tested a weak positive for Covid-19.
A worker from a managed isolation facility (MIQ) visited an Auckland child care center before testing positive for Covid-19, and a Countdown store closed for a deep cleaning after being linked to the case.
Case A visited the BestStart St Lukes child care center to pick up a grandchild on Friday, March 19, according to Fiona Hughes, a spokeswoman for the child care center.
The visit has also been confirmed by the Ministry of Health.
A Countdown store in central Auckland also confirmed that it closed for a deep cleaning after a staff member said they “may have tested positive for Covid.”
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The managed isolation facility worker, Case A, visited the BestStart St Lukes child care center on Friday, March 19, before testing positive.
But health officials have disclosed neither the nursery nor the supermarket as places of interest.
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The worker at the managed isolation facility, Case A, tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday during routine tests.
They visited BestStart to pick up a grandchild and were on the premises for three minutes, according to Hughes.
Countdown Quay Street was closed around noon Tuesday, after a staff member contacted them and said they “may have tested positive for Covid” in relation to Case A, the Countdown spokeswoman said, Kate Porter.
“As a precautionary measure, we spoke to our store team and closed the store just before noon to do a deep cleaning and wait for more advice.”
Porter could not comment on whether the Health Ministry required it.
Porter said they had been in regular contact with the Auckland Regional Public Health Service and the ministry for guidance.
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Covid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins and Health Director General Dr. Ashley Bloomfield report on a new case. A family member of the Grand Millennium hotel cleaner MIQ who hired Covid has a weak-positive result.
He also declined to comment on whether the staff member had returned to work and what advice had been given to the staff member’s close and casual contacts as the case continues to be investigated.
The ministry has been contacted for comment.
Both Countdown Quay St and the child care center had closed for a deep cleaning on Tuesday and reopened on Wednesday.
There is a confirmed location of interest linked to the case, Mt Roskill Countdown, on March 20 between 3:00 p.m. and 3:15 p.m.
Hughes said they were told by Auckland Regional Public Health Services (ARPHS) on Monday night that a Covid case had visited their facility and “recommended” to close on Tuesday.
He said the child care center made its own decision to close as a “precaution” but that the ministry did not require it.
Parents were sent text messages and emails Tuesday morning and told that the child care center was closed “as a precaution,” however, they were not informed about the Covid case visit until later. afternoon.
Hughes said this was because the case was still being investigated throughout Tuesday and they did not receive an official letter of advice to parents from ARPHS until later Tuesday.
She said parents and staff were not recommended to get tested, but were told to watch for symptoms and seek medical help when necessary.
Hughes said he was not aware of the ministry classifying any staff members or children as close or casual contacts.
She said Case A was at her facility for less than three minutes and did not have any close contact with staff members or other children.
Health Ministry spokeswoman Andrea Birtwistle said: “ARPHS has been working with BestStart St Lukes to assess the risk level of the recent MIF. [managed isolation facility] worker’s visit to the center ”.
She said the case spent less than 10 minutes picking up the boy, without being in close contact with anyone at the center. He added that all staff, children and parents there at the time were at very low risk of infection.
The ministry has not responded to Things asks why the child care center was not disclosed as a landmark.
On Wednesday morning, Dr. Ashley Bloomfield said Breakfast that the family member in Case A, who previously tested weak positive, had tested negative on retest and remained asymptomatic.
Bloomfield said the previous weak positive result could have been a false positive or signs of a previous infection.
He said further tests would be conducted on this family member as the ministry continued to investigate the case.
