Walmart faces the first pursuit of unjustified death of coronavirus
The family of a 51-year-old Associate who worked for 15 years on retail, testifies a lawsuit.
The family of a 51-year-old Walmart Associate who succumbed to thecoronavirus has filed a law of unjustified death on what is allegedHazardous working conditions.
The individual, Wando Evans, worked in an Illinois-based Walmart for 15 years and died on March 25 as a result of COVID-19. Four days later, another colleague at Evergreen Park store died complications of the virus. Evans' Estate alleges that the blame of his death lies with Walmart, in an unjustified death right filed Monday.
The prosecution alleges that Walmart has not properly warned the employees "that various people knew symptoms at the store and may have been infected with Covid-19, which was present and active in the store."
Walmart said in a statement: "We are at the heart of two employees in our Evergreen Park store and we are mourning with their families. Although neither the partner had been at the store for more than one Week, we have taken steps to strengthen our cleaning and sanitation measures, which include a deep cleaning of key areas. "
The coronavirus epidemic has people around the world rethinking daily activities in the name of narrowing the spread of mortal contagion. The vast majority of state governors in the United States have published a stay order for non-core businesses and employees. Grocery stores and pharmacies, however, are the very nature of essential companies.
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Studies show how contagion can live for hours on a variety of materials and as long as 15 to 30 minutes air. If we want to limit the interaction with other people and limit the touch of public spaces, grocery stores are a high-risk activity at the time ofCOVID-19 [Feminine.
Mr. Deborah Birx, a member of the White House Working Group, recently declared, "said" that's the moment not to go to the grocery store, do not go to the pharmacy, but all you can Make your family and friends. "
Employees of the grocery store are very first of this battle and literally put their lives in danger by taking place at work. Walmartrecently announced new policies Protect consumers and employees to protect them from potentially fatal contagion. Walmart's policies focused on the regulation of entry into each store to limit the number of simultaneous buyers and set up a one-way purchase model to limit interaction.
Over time, Mr. Evans and his partner will only be the first of what will probably be a very many deaths from grocery clerks.
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