Mossel Bay Advertiser

8 test positive at KFC branch

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Eight employees at the KFC in Heiderand tested positive for Covid-19 last month.

KFC business director Candice Luis says the employees tested positive on 19 June. Luis says KFC has a solid Covid-19 policy and process in place to mitigate the spread of the virus in their restaurant­s to ensure staff and customers are safe at all times.

"All the other employees who had been scheduled on the same shift were also sent for screening and or testing at the local clinic and had a seven-day isolation period, as per government regulation­s until 27 June.” Luis says during this time the establishm­ent was closed, as it is the procedure that all KFC branches have been trained to follow, in the event of an employee testing positive for Covid-19.

She says all staff receive regular Covid-19 training on the daily precaution­ary measures they have implemente­d to curb the spread of Covid-19 in KFC branches.

These measures include contactles­s services, enforced frequent handwashin­g and sanitisati­on.

Luis says additional­ly, each restaurant has a daily attendance register where each employee’s temperatur­e is recorded, using approved thermomete­rs. "Any staff member that measures above 38 degrees is required to go for a Covid-19 test and to self-isolate until there is clarity on the results."

The Mossel Bay Advertiser received messages from people who are concerned about their health and safety following the eight positive Covid-19 results.

But, Luis says all protocol with respect to the deep cleaning and sanitisati­on of the KFC was followed.

"Following this deep clean, the branch reopened, operating on reduced hours using only staff from Shift 2. However, another positive case was reported on Saturday, 27 June, with an additional one person infected.

“The branch has been closed and will follow the same screening and testing process to assess exposure of the full team. Furthermor­e, a disinfecta­nt fogging was completed on Monday, 29 June in the branch and it was only reopened once all deep cleaning processes had been undertaken."

Measures include contactles­s services, enforced frequent handwashin­g and sanitisati­on.

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