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Regarding the #Hartsdale #TraderJoes specifically:
"In Hartsdale, New York, one Trader Joe’s employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, and another has been diagnosed as a suspected case by their doctor, according to one current and former employee...

"....Erica Mildner worked at the #Hartsdale store until she quit March 20 after being sent home for asking to wear gloves, which previously were not explicitly permitted by the corporate office. [ #OSHA ] is now investigating her case.......

"....Mildner said she does not trust Trader Joe’s guidelines regarding whether a store is closed for a deep cleaning.
'We all know it takes a few days to feel symptoms, get access to a test, and then get the results of that test,' Mildner said....."

“The #CDC regulations that [managers] list [in their emails] basically say [they] understand the #virus lasts on surfaces for two to three days at most. So based on the last date that the [sick] employee worked, that’s how we’ll decide whether or not to close the store.”

"....Essentially, by the time a sick #employee can get a positive test back or a diagnosis from a #doctor, that period of time in which the #disease can be passed from touching #surfaces has already ended........

"But this does not take into account the #coworkers who may have already touched those #surfaces and contracted the #virus and who may get sick and pass the virus along even further. 'It’s an impossible formula,'Mildner said" buzzfeednews.com/article/juliar…