Two M&S branches closed for deep clean, after worker tests positive
M&S food branches at L'Islet and St Martin's have been closed for deep cleaning, after an individual who worked across both sites tested positive for Covid-19.
The case was discovered as part of the targeted testing of essential services, which started in the last week.
The individual, who so far as has been asymptomatic, has worked across both sides in the last 14 days.
All other M&S staff have also been invited for testing.
The introduction of targeted testing for essential food retailers has allowed both the States of Guernsey and M&S to identify a case that might not have otherwise been detected.
States chief executive Paul Whitfield said the system had been working well.
'Our increased testing capacity, possible because of how we’ve re-purposed the East Arm facility and expanded our hospital facility, is making a very real difference in helping to identify cases,' he said.
'These two stores will be deep cleaned and reopened as soon as it is safe to do so. And that’s important too, because we want to maintain a good number of food retailers open at any one time so people aren’t having to all go to a handful of locations for their essential supplies.'
Customers of the affected stores do not need to self-isolate unless they are directly contacted by the Contact Tracing Team. They should continue to follow lockdown rules and stay at home, only leaving for essential reasons and they should report any symptoms to the clinical helpline on 756938 or 756969.
