Extra Supermarket in Flagstaff, Hanson’s and Shop N Save Supermarkets in Makoi remain closed today.
They were sealed off by the Health Ministry yesterday.
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the close contacts of case 140, the Makoi woman who tested positive for COVID-19, have now tested positive. 12 people from Makoi tested positive yesterday.
He says this means that there has been a significant amount of movement and potential for transmission of the virus to others. Case 140’s travel history, and the work history of one of her contacts, has required they close three grocery stores in Suva for decontamination.
The Health Ministry is also testing the employees.
Doctor Fong says those stores are not being closed indefinitely.
They will reopen as soon as decontamination is completed.
