Several major grocery and drug store chains across the Lower Mainland have reported new employee coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.
Sobeys, Inc, the parent company of Safeway, Thrifty Foods, and franchisor of discount grocery chain FreshCo, has added a new case affecting a worker at one of its Safeway stores in Surrey to its online B.C. case tracker:
- Safeway - 700 – 15355 24 Avenue, Surrey: The last day the employee worked was April 18
Loblaw Companies Ltd, the parent company of Real Canadian Superstore, Shoppers Drug Mart, and No Frills provided updates to its COVID-19 employee case listings over the weekend, indicating the following affected stores in the region:
- Shoppers Drug Mart, 3215 St. John Street, Port Moody: The last day the team member worked was on April 20.
- Real Canadian Superstore, 32136 Lougheed Highway, Mission: The last day the team member worked was on April 13.
- Shoppers Drug Mart, 17790 Highway 10, Surrey: The last day the team member worked was on April 22.
- Real Canadian Superstore, 14650 - 104th Avenue, Surrey: The last day any of the four infected team members worked was on April 15, 17 and 22.
- Real Canadian Superstore, 7550 King George Boulevard, Surrey: The last day either of the two infected team members worked was on April 14 and 19.
- Real Canadian Superstore, 45779 Luckakuck Way, Chilliwack: The last day the team member worked was on April 19.
- Real Canadian Superstore, 19851 Willowbrook Drive, Langley: The last day either of the two infected team members worked was on April 13 and 18.
Additionally, on Monday (April 26) Loblaw logged a case affecting a store worker from Shoppers Drug Mart in Penticton, in the Interior Health region, to its case tracker.
While T&T Supermarket is owned by Loblaw, the Canadian Asian grocery chain lists its COVID-19 cases separately on its own site. T&T has added a new B.C. case to its tracker:
- Osaka/Park Royal Store - 2200 Park Royal South, West Vancouver: The last day the employee worked was April 21.
