Health officials have ordered a Delta distribution centre to close, amid an outbreak of COVID-19 that has infected 23 workers.
In a Saturday media release, Fraser Health said it was first notified of a positive case at Valhalla Distribution/MSJ Distribution on Sept. 20.
Employees at the facility are being screened, and case and contact tracing are ongoing, said the health authority.
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Public health officials have inspected the facility, and were working with the company to improve its COVID-19 mitigation protocols, it added.
Fraser Health also said Saturday that a worker at a White Rock seniors home had tested positive for coronavirus.
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The health authority said it had deployed a rapid response team to the White Rock Seniors Village, a long-term care, assisted-living and independent living facility.
The worker was self-isolating, and the health authority was working to identify anyone who may have been exposed, it said.
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