St. John's Sobeys pharmacy employee contracts COVID-19

An employee in the pharmacy at Sobeys on Topsail Road in St. John's has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

The Canadian grocery chain posted the information on its corporate website Sunday.

The employee lastworked Thursday.

Sobeys said public health officials have recommended that select pharmacy employees go into self-isolation, and that the company has "completed a deep clean and sanitized the store."

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