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Grocery store workers in Vancouver, Coquitlam test positive for COVID-19

Employees of a No Frills and T & T Supermarket in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­and at two Coquitlam Superstore locations among new virus cases in province.
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An employee at the Real Canadian Superstore at 3000 Lougheed Hwy in Coquitlam is among the new grocery store worker coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in B.C. Photo by Min Phang via Google Maps

Employees at major grocery chains in Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­are among the British Columbians who have recently tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Among the new cases are workers at Loblaw-owned stores located in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­and Coquitlam. 

Loblaw Companies Ltd, the parent company of retail chains Real Canadian Superstore and No Frills provided updates to its COVID-19  on Feb. 17, indicating the following affected stores: 

  • Alfie's No Frills, 1688 - West 4th Avenue, Vancouver: The last day the team member worked was on February 7.
  • Real Canadian Superstore, 3000 Lougheed Hwy, Coquitlam: The last day the team member worked was on February 14.
  • Real Canadian Superstore, 1301 Lougheed Hwy, Coquitlam: The last day the team member worked was on February 12.

Additionally, Loblaw-owned Asian grocery giant T & T Supermarket is reporting a new case - the first in a few weeks - at one of its Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­stores.

According to the , a part-time employee at the following store is newly-confirmed as having the virus: 

  • Marine Gateway Store, 458 SW Marine Dr, Vancouver: The last day the employee worked was on February 14.

None of the stores are considered public exposure locations by either Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Coastal Health or Fraser Health.

Sobeys Inc, which operates stores in the region like Safeway and Thrifty Foods, updated its B.C. coronavirus employee case tracker on Feb. 16 to include a confirmed case at the Safeway in Dawson Creek, however, the company has not reported any cases for stores in the Lower Mainland since Feb. 9.