Based on union estimates and statistics provided by some companies, at least 500 food-retail and pharmacy employees have tested positive
As an associate manager at a No Frills supermarket, Helen Stathopoulos rarely had to confront existential worries on the job. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the epidemic slows and other retailers begin to open, the anxiety has lessened. Meanwhile, health-care workers have definitely been the hardest hit by the coronavirus, with thousands sickened. But it remains unclear to what extent supermarkets have contributed to the community spread of COVID-19, frustrating experts trying to track how the virus disseminates.
“All of a sudden, retail workers are making decent money,” he said. “There are things that change the game for retail workers. They all got more hours … This COVID-19 has allowed us to highlight the importance of these workers, the necessity of their work.”Loblaws Inc, which has almost 200,000 employees in 2,500 supermarkets and Shoppers Drug Mart outlets, said 204 of them have tested positive for COVID-19.
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