BIG – Ben’s Independent Grocer – announced that more employees at their IPC store tested positive for COVID-19.
Find out what happened, and if you should be concerned!
BIG @ IPC : More Employees Positive For COVID-19!
On 5 January 2021, BIG announced that an employee at their IPC store just tested positive for COVID-19.
The employee, who worked at the Wine & Spirit department was last at work on 4 January 2021.
On 9 January 2021, BIG announced that more employees at their IPC store also tested positive for COVID-19.
The affected employees were from their F&B counter, as well as seafood, and grocery departments. They were last at work on 8 January 2021.
This time, BIG closed their IPC store for a day on 9 January 2021, to perform deep cleaning and sanitisation.
They then reopened BIG IPC on 10 January 2021, with a new team that had “no contact with the affected team”, and had already tested negative on their swab tests.
This is the second time BIG IPC has a COVID-19 exposure, and the third store after their Publika and The Linc stores to be hit by COVID-19.
BIG @ IPC COVID-19 Exposure : Official Statement
Here is the official statement by BIG on the COVID-19 exposure at their IPC store.
BIG, IPC, 9 Jan 2021
Please be aware we were informed a few of our staff from F&B counter, seafood and grocery department is confirmed Covid-19 positive on 9 Jan 2021. We have identified the close contact, all have undergone swab test and sent for home quarantine. Affected staff were last reported to work on 8 Jan 2021. MOH will continue conduct contact tracing.
BIG – IPC outlet will be closed on 9 Jan 2021 to undergo deep cleaning and sanitisation for the safety of our customer and staff. We will continue to provide information update.
Kindly refer to information release by MOH only for verification. For more information, please call MOH’s Crisis Preparedness and Response Center’s (CPRC) hotline: 03-8881 0200/0600/0700.
The health and safety of our customer and staff are our utmost priority and we urge everyone to take their own precautionary measures to protect from Covid-19.
Yours sincerely,
The management, Ben’s Independent Grocer
BIG @ IPC COVID-19 Exposure : What’s The Risk?
Anyone who frequented BIG IPC on or before 8 January 2021, should self-quarantine and get tested for COVID-19.
The risk will be low if both the affected employee and all customers wore face masks, and maintained physical distance.
COVID-19 is easily destroyed by soap, so even a simple cleaning operation will definitely clean the store of any infectious particles, albeit temporarily.
It is critical that we wear a face mask in public at all times, as it greatly reduces the risk of infection.
We should also maintain good hand hygiene by cleaning with soap and water, or a hand sanitiser.
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