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Penticton 7-Eleven closed after employee tests positive for COVID-19

The store will re-open 91Ƶon or before91Ƶ Jan. 23

7-Eleven in Penticton at 2903 Skaha Lake Road has closed due to a positive COVID-19 case among its employees.

The staff member tested positive on Jan. 13, 2021.

91ƵOut of an abundance of caution, we are asking all of our store staff to self-isolate at home with pay,91Ƶ 7-Eleven Canada said in an emailed statement to the Western News.

The convenience store franchise has contacted Interior Health and has temporarily closed the store to clean and sanitize. They plan to re-open the store 91Ƶon or before Jan. 23, 2021.91Ƶ

91ƵAs a neighbourhood store and convenient delivery provider in so many communities, 7-Eleven Canada has taken steps to prioritize the health of our customers and employees across our 633 stores in Canada,91Ƶ reads 7-Eleven91Ƶs statement.

91ƵWe have enhanced our standards and procedures for hygiene, handwashing, sanitation, food handling and preparation in stores, and increased the frequency of cleaning high-touch surfaces. We have installed sneeze guards at sales counters and visual floor markers in checkout lines to reinforce social distancing, as well as, limited customer traffic in stores.91Ƶ

A sign on the store91Ƶs door says that the store is simply 91Ƶclosed for cleaning91Ƶ but does not say why.

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