All IT Hypermarket just announced the closure of their SOGO KL outlet after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

Find out what happened, and if you need to be concerned about this new development!

 

All IT Hypermarket : One Employee Positive For COVID-19

At around 3 PM today (17 October 2020), All IT Hypermarket announced the immediate closure of their SOGO KL store, after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

This employee, Staff A, is a sibling of Staff B from the same household, and the second All IT Hypermarket employee to get infected.

Staff A last worked at their SOGO KL outlet on Sunday, 11 October 2020 and did not come to work subsequently because he was not feeling well.

A pre-hospitalisation COVID-19 screening on the morning of Friday, 16 October 2020 came back positive late at night on the same day.

After they received the news, they temporarily closed their SOGO KL outlet for a deep cleaning exercise.

They also placed their staff under 14-days of self quarantine, and they will all undergo COVID-19 testing.

Their SOGO KL branch will remain closed until further notice to “mitigate the risk of infection”.

SOGO however decided to close the entire 7th floor for cleaning on 17 October, reopening it on 18 October 2020.

 

All IT Hypermarket COVID-19 Exposure : Should You Be Concerned?

As per MOH guidelines, they should be performing contact tracing, and contacting those who came in close contact with the affected employee.

If you happen to be in close contact with the affected All IT Hypermarket employee at their SOGO KL outlet, you will be contacted and asked to self-quarantine as well as undergo a COVID-19 screening test.

These shopping mall infections reinforce the importance of contact tracing, and the MySejahtera mobile app which lets its users quickly and easily log their movements.

While shopping malls and all other public premises offer physical logbooks, we highly recommend that you use the MySejahtera mobile app, because it allows for easier and faster contact tracing.

Using the MySejahtera mobile app also obviates the need to sign a physical logbook, which usually means using a shared pen – an unnecessary risk factor.

The SARS-CoV-2 virus is easily destroyed by soap, so even a simple cleaning operation will definitely clear the branch of any infectious particles.

But most important of all – we need to remember to always wear a face mask in public. Face masks have been proven to prevent the spread and reduce the risk of being infected by COVID-19.

 

COVID-19 : How To Keep Safe!

Here are a few simple steps to stay safe :

• Stay at home or shelter in place
• Keep your hands clean with soap or hand sanitiser
• Keep your home, office, vehicle, etc. clean
• If you must go out, maintain a social distance of 6 feet (2 metres)
• Wear a surgical mask and make sure you put it on and remove it properly!
• Wash your food with water (and soap) after purchase and before preparation

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