'Pivotal time': Employees at Metro, Food Basics, FreshCo, Sobeys, Walmart, Farm Boy and other Ontario grocery stores test positive for COVID-19 and here are the impacted locations

All indicators are pointing to Ontario remaining in modified Step Two restrictions effectively previous the preliminary Jan. 26 timeline, and new COVID-19 instances proceed to emerge in big-name grocery shops throughout the province.

With Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Well being Dr. Kieran Moore indicating the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is predicted to peak within the subsequent few weeks, a number of Ontario grocery shops are reporting new infections.

Listed below are the impacted areas:

Metro

Jan. 10: New case at Meals Fundamentals, 95 Water St. N., in Cambridge. The worker's final day of labor was January 7.

Jan. 10: New case at Meals Fundamentals, 222 Silvercreek Pkwy. N., Guelph. The worker's final day of labor was January 4.

Jan. 10: New case at Meals Fundamentals, 1225 Wonderland Rd. N., London. The worker's final day of labor was December 24.

Jan. 10: New case at Meals Fundamentals, 3476 Glen Erin Dr., Mississauga. The worker's final day of labor was January 8.

Jan. 10: New case at Meals Fundamentals, 2900 Steeles Ave. E., Thornhill. The worker's final day of labor was January 7.

Jan. 10: New case at Metro, 1705 Merivale Rd., Nepean. The worker's final day of labor was January 7.

Jan. 9: New case at Meals Fundamentals, 851 Fischer-Halman, Kitchener. Final day labored was Jan. 3

Jan. 7: New case at Metro, 3310 McCarthy Rd., Ottawa. The worker's final day of labor was January 3.

Sobeys

Jan. 12: New an infection at FreshCo, 70 N. Court docket Avenue, Thunder Bay, with final day labored being Jan. 9

Jan. 11: New an infection at Sobeys, 977 Golf Hyperlinks Street, Ancaster. Final day of labor was Jan. 11

Jan. 10: New an infection at Sobeys 310 Colborne Avenue West, Brantford. Final day of labor was Jan. 5

Jan. 10: New an infection at Foodland, 9 Pine Avenue North, Thorold, with worker's final day of labor being Jan. 4.

"Out of respect for our teammates and their confidentiality, we are going to by no means launch any private details about our individuals," Sobeys mentioned in an internet assertion.

Farm Boy

Jan. 13: New case at Farm Boy Aukland location at 5245 Dundas St W, Toronto, with final day labored being Dec. 23.

"Our super retail and warehouse groups are working across the clock to maintain our shops secure and stocked. It is a pivotal time for all Canadians as we navigate the modifications required to battle the unfold of COVID-19," Farm Boy mentioned in an internet assertion. "We're standing sturdy and supporting our clients and communities, as a result of as a family-focused enterprise, that’s simply what we do."

Walmart

Jan. 10: New case at Walmart, 4515 Dundas St., Burlington, with worker’s final work day being Dec. 30.

Jan. 8: New case at Walmart, 1280 Steeles Ave. E., Milton, with worker’s final work day being Dec. 30.

Jan 9: New case at Walmart, 2065 Fairview St., Burlington, with worker’s final work day being Jan. 3.

Jan. 9: New case at Walmart, 234 Hays Blvd., Oakville, with worker’s final work day being Jan. 2.

Jan. 9: New case at Walmart, 1280 Steeles Ave. E., Milton, with worker’s final work day being Dec. 30.

Jan. 9: New case at Walmart, 4515 Dundas St., Burlington, with worker’s final work day being Dec. 26.

- with recordsdata from Bambang Sadewo