{"id":136670,"date":"2021-08-25T02:40:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T02:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=136670"},"modified":"2021-08-25T02:40:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T02:40:07","slug":"covid-19-coronavirus-delta-outbreak-mighty-ape-suspended-operations-after-staffer-tests-positive-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/business\/covid-19-coronavirus-delta-outbreak-mighty-ape-suspended-operations-after-staffer-tests-positive-for-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: Mighty Ape suspended operations after staffer tests positive for Covid 19"},"content":{"rendered":"
Online retailer Mighty Ape has suspended operations after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for the company confirmed the closure to the Herald this afternoon as Dr Ashley Bloomfield announced 62 new Covid cases today, including a Warkworth resident, bringing the country’s total to 210.<\/p>\n
There were now 481 locations of interest, which now include more supermarket visits and the Wellesley Student Accommodation.<\/p>\n
The company was told of the staff member’s positive result yesterday afternoon but last worked a shift the day before the country went into Level 4 lockdown.<\/p>\n
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The staffer worked “in a non-customer facing role”, the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
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“We have temporarily suspended operations at our Auckland warehouse to allow enough time for team members who have been identified as a close or casual contact to get tested and to self isolate.”<\/p>\n
The company would also clean its premises to maintain a safe working environment.<\/p>\n
STORY CONTINUES AFTER LIVE BLOG<\/strong><\/p>\n STORY CONTINUES<\/strong><\/p>\n “We are following Ministry of Health guidelines and advice from Auckland Regional Public Health Services to ensure all team members are safe.<\/p>\n “Mighty Ape operates under strict Covid-19 protocols at all alert levels under guidance from the Ministry of Health and MBIE.<\/p>\n “At level 4 this includes two metre physical distancing, mandatory use of masks, contact tracing measures, and reduced team numbers across two separate shifts while dispatching essential goods only.”<\/p>\n Mighty Ape customers were not considered contacts.<\/p>\n