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At least four grocery employees succumbed to the coronavirus in the last 10 days and given the acute trend ofCOVID-19 [Feminine Linked deaths, this number is sure to sting in the next few days.

This new tragic shows how vulnerable grocery workers are vulnerable.global pandemic, especially cashiers and greeters that come into direct contact with so many people.

Retail giants such asWalmart,Home Depot, Lowe's andJoe's Trader Are only a handful of companies that changed their purchasing policies to keep buyers and personnel protected from mortal contagion. But could have the late answer? Some members of Trader JOE staff would be upset by their business for their response.

Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports:

Earlier this week, Joe trader was among the shops who said that one of his employees died of Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus,according toWashington Post. "We put our family life and family, as well as our customers, on the line every day," said a Joe trader's employee. Others have complained about the lack of a coherent danger or communication salary on headquarters security protocols. The merchant's answer Joe, say to the employees, was too small and too late. "The initial period when it has been declared, a national emergency was scary," said another Joe to Trader employee. "We were completely blind. We were all about each other. It was scary and dangerous."

One of the four known grocery employees to have been adopted as a result of COVID-19 is a half-worker with a Joe trader shop in Scarsdale, New York. The specific store location has been closed for deep cleaning and a Joe trader posted a statement on her website that all crew members would be paid for their programmed changes while closing the store.

The succession of a staff member who worked at a Costco Illinois who went from coronavirusfiled an important death procedure against this national channel, perhaps a tendency that other grocery agents endangered through their essential work can take legal action as the public health risk continues.

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The Joe merchant did not make a national announcement regarding the death of their staff member, but on March 29, the coronavirus policies of the company were updated. The complete declaration can be read below.

Joe Trader CoronavirusAnnouncement of politics:

To our precious customers:

As Coronavirus Covid-19 affects our communities, our work as your neighborhood grocery store continues. We are vigilant; Take into account all the opinions on federal, national and local health; And where it makes sense, adjusting efforts to protect the health and safety of our crew members and our customers. To date, we have taken the following precautionary measures:

Support our most vulnerable customers in Covid-19: At Trader Joe's, we are proud to treat all our customers fairly. This means providing the best possible shopping experience for each person who enters our stores. We continue to evaluate our response to customers who are most vulnerable to Covid-19 and to estimate that it is necessary to change. As of March 30, our stores will devote the first hour of activity each day (8:00 to 9:00 and 9:00 to 10:00, depending on the store) to serve our senior customers over 60 and disabled guests who may need Additional assistance during its purchases. . To find the hours of your store, please visit ourLocation page.

Revised Store Hours for All Joe Trader Locations:Beginner on Monday, March 16 and until further notice, all Trader Joe's stores will close at 7:00 pm to support our crew members to take care of others and our customers.

Continuous communication: We closely monitor the situation and regularly provide all our stores and members of our teams with the most recent security guidelines, as recommended by the CDC and other health officials.

Offering additional paid disease time to all crew members: Crew members have been invited to increase precautions for the protection of their health and health in their community, including staying at home if they have symptoms of illness or do not feel well . To better support each crew member in community-based decision-making, since March 2, we have provided up to two weeks of additional paid sickness time to the crew members who have symptoms of illness .

Give priority to good hygiene practices: We provide ongoing recalls on good hygiene practices and we support members of our crews with the necessary resources. For example, ensure each member of the crew of registers has the opportunity to wash your hands regularly.

Routine cleaning crescent: In accordance with our long-standing commitment to provide a safe and clean shopping environment, stores have increased the frequency of cleaning, paying particular attention to the affected areas, such as toilets, registration areas, trolleys. Grocery and baskets in hand.

Suspension of all sampling of food and drinks in storeAs this situation has evolved, we have adopted an increase in precautions for our sampling of food and drinks in stores, including our decision to stop practice until further notice.

When notifying a possible exposure to the virus in one of our stores per crew member or by the client, we are working closely with local health officials to take all necessary measures, to the notification of the public, closing our stores for deep cleaning and sanitation. (The crew members will be paid for their programmed changes, while a store is closed) and advise potentially affected crew members to follow the self-monitoring protocols recommended by the CDC.

There is nothing more important for us than the health and safety of our customers and crew members. We will continue to provide information on the steps we make to solve this problem in rapid evolution.

- Joe's Trader

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