Longos Press Release March 29, 2020
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
As a family business, the wellbeing of our Team Members and our Guests is our number one priority. Today, we received confirmation that one of our Team Members at our Guelph location, has tested positive for COVID-19.
The affected team member’s last shift was on March 24th. We want to assure you that our stores and Team Members have been operating under heightened preventative measures and in accordance with recommendations from public health to protect against the spread of COVID-19.
At this time, we are taking immediate actions in the best interests of our Team Members and Guests while ensuring that the Team Member who tested positive has the support they need for a healthy recovery.
Under the guidance of public health, we are executing additional deep cleaning in-store, above and beyond our already elevated sanitation and cleaning protocols. We will continue to partner with public health to identify and support any other Team Members who may need to self-isolate and immediately instruct them to stay home. These Team Members will continue to be compensated during this time.
This issue has our full attention and we are moving forward with the health and safety of every Team Member and Guest in mind. We are committed to being open and transparent on developments as they happen. Health authorities continue to reinforce that the risk of grocery shopping remains low. Let’s all work together to keep everyone safe.