Chemist Warehouse distribution centre closes after worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Melbourne 

Chemist Warehouse distribution centre is closed after worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Melbourne

  • A Melbourne Chemist Warehouse employee tested positive for coronavirus 
  • Facility made aware of positive case on Thursday and underwent a deep clean
  • The employee and five colleagues have since gone into isolation to slow spread
  • Fears the employee who tested positive was in contact with 100s of others 

A Melbourne Chemist Warehouse distribution centre has shut down after a worker tested positive for COVID-19. 

The employee went to work at the Chemist Warehouse distribution centre in Somerton in Melbourne on Tuesday night. 

The facility was made aware of the positive coronavirus case on Thursday night and immediately shut down. 

The employee went to work at the Chemist Warehouse distribution centre in Somerton in Melbourne on Tuesday night 

The confirmed case and five colleagues have since gone into isolation but there are fears up to 100 staff members came in contact with the infected person. 

According to the United Workers Union, the distribution centre underwent a deep clean and was open again on Friday.

However, up to 80 per cent of workers refused to work after hearing about the positive COVID-19 case. 

More to come. 

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