OLDTOWN White Coffee Staff Tests Positive For COVID-19 A Day After 1 Utama Reopens
The employee has since self-isolated and is under care in a hospital.
By Lee Yong Jin — 19 Oct 2020, 11:53 AM — Updated about 4 years ago
A staff member of OLDTOWN White Coffee's branch in 1 Utama Shopping Centre has tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, 18 October
In a Facebook statement, the staff member has not worked or entered the mall since 11 October and is currently being treated in a government hospital.
Precautionary measures have been taken immediately since the announcement
The outlet will be closed indefinitely for sanitisation and all staff members of the branch were ordered to self-isolate following standard operating procedures (SOPs). They will be tested a second time by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on a later date.
Contact tracing has also been conducted. People in close contact with the staff members were identified and told to stay at home following MOH guidelines.
1 Utama responded in a comment that the employee tested negative during their private mass swab test that took place on 11 and 12 October
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1 Utama Shopping Centre announced its reopening one week after being closed for recorded several COVID-19 cases:
