West Boca Raton Publix employee tests positive for coronavirus

An employee at a Publix west of Boca Raton has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

TWO SEPERATE CASES OF WORKERSTESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.THE LOCATIONS ARE A PUBLIX INWEST BOCA AND TRADER JOES INDELRAY BEACH.

BOTH SAYINGTHEY'VE TAKEN STEPS TO PROTECTBOTH WORKERS AND SHOPPERS.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S TODDWILSON HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THSTORY ALL DAY.<< NATS: (VO) THE PUBLIX ONCLINT MORE ROAD IN WEST BOCARATON IS A BUSY AS EVER.WALKING THROUGH THE PARKINGLOT WITH HER GROCERIES ISCHRIS FULLER.

SHE SOONREALIZES WHY WE WALKED UP TOSPEAK WITH HER.

(SOT 18:53:03)9 SEC TODD: AN EMPLOYEE OF THESTORE TESTED POSITIVE FORCOVID 19.

CHRIS: NO, I WAS NOTAWARE BUT I THINK EVERYBODYKNOWS SOMEBODY WHO'S BEENAFFECTED BY IT.

NATS: (VO)BOTH PUBLIX AND TRADER JOE'SCONFIRMED LOCAL CASESINVOLVING STORE EMPLOYEES.PUBLIX SAYS, THE STORE HASCOMPLETED A DEEP CLEANING.

THECOMPANY SAYS THEY HAVEIMPLEMENTED A HEIGHTENEDDISINFECTION PROGRAM FOCUSINGON HIGH TOUCH AREAS LIKE TOUCHPADS, DOOR HANDLES TO PHONES.IN A SEPARATE STATEMENT - THEGROCERY CHAIN SAYS IT IS NOWGIVING EMPLOYEES WHO NORMALLYNOT REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS ANDGLOVES THE OPTION TO DO SO.(SOT 18:53:17) 7SEC I'MWEARING MASK AND GLOVES I'MTRYING TO TAKE THE NECESSARYPRECAUTIONS.

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.THAT'S THEMOST IMPORTANT THING WE HAVETO WEAR.

NATS: (VO) PUBLIXSAYS, THEY WILL PROVIDE THEGLOVES TO EMPLOYEES WHO WANTTO WEAR THEM - WHILE SUPPLY ISAVAILABLE.

(SOT 18:57:06) 9SEC (WOULDN'T GIVE NAME) I'MSURE EVERYBODY IS DOINGEVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO DO TOPROTECT EVERYBODY.

IT'S A FLUWHICH THERE IS NO REMEDY TO ITAT THIS POINT.

NATS: (VO) ATTHE TRADER JOE'S STORE INDELRAY BEACH FOLKS ARE LINEDUP WAITING TO GET IN.

BEFORELAUREN JONES GETS IN LINESHE'S PUTTING ON GLOVES AND ASHIRT TO COVER HER MOUTH.

(SOT19:05:22) 10SEC IT'S NOT GOINGTO STOP ME FROM GOING ANDBUYING BECAUSE THEY MAKE USPUT THE HAND SANITIZER, THEYDON'T LET MORE THAN 25 PEOPLEOR EVEN 10 PEOPLE IN THISSTORE.

NATS: (VO) TRADER JOE'SSAYS, THE EMPLOYEE HASN'T BEENIN THE STORE FOR A WEEK.

ANDTHIS PARTICULAR STORE HAS BEENCLEANED.

(SOT 18:59:01) IFTHEY DID WHAT THEY HAD TO DO IGUESS IT'S ALL RIGHT.

TODD'STAG: BOTH STORES TOLD METHEY'RE CLOSING THEIRLOCATIONS EARLY TO GIVE MOREFOCUS AND TIME ON CLEANINGTHEM.

IN DELRAY BEACH, TODDWILSON, WPTV NC 5.