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8 Employees At A Quebec City Costco Have Tested Positive For COVID-19

Now there's a "massive" testing effort.
8 Employees At A Quebec City Costco Have Tested Positive For COVID-19
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The Direction régionale de santé publique de la Capitale-Nationale announced Thursday "that there have recently been eight positive cases of COVID-19 among the staff" at a Quebec City Costco. All affected individuals are going into isolation.

The regional public health authority is now screening all staff members at the store, which it says is extremely popular among Quebec City-area residents.

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8 employees At Costco Lebourgneuf have tested positive for COVID-19

"The risk of contagion to customers is considered low," but anyone who visited the Costco between August 1 and August 14 may also get tested.

The designated screening clinic is in the Place Fleur-de-Lys shopping centre parking lot, 552 boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel.

Costco has taken steps to disinfect the location and is "is applying the protective measures."

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    Thomas MacDonald was the Senior Editor of MTL Blog. He received a B.A. with honours from McGill University in 2018 and worked as a Writer and Associate Editor before entering his current role. He is proud to lead the MTL Blog team and to provide its readers with the information they need to make the most of their city.

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