was temporarily closed after a staffer tested positive for Covid-19.
“One of our staff was sent home on Thursday after reporting that she was not feeling well,” the retailer said in a statement at the time.
“She has subsequently tested positive for coronavirus.”
The company moved swiftly to trace her close contacts and asked them to self-isolate.
At least 20 employees at the Checkers store in Bayside Mall in Table View, Cape Town tested positive for Covid-19, News24 reported on Wednesday.
Netwerk24 also reported that several other workers were tested for the virus last week but were still awaiting their results.
Two women, a 30-year-old and a 51-year-old, who reportedly worked at the store, died after contracting the virus.
Pharmacy group Dis-Chem has also had to temporarily close some of its branches after staff members tested positive.
