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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sat Apr 25, 2020, 02:25 PM Apr 2020

Walmart store in Colorado shuts down after coronavirus deaths

Public health officials in Aurora, Colorado, ordered a Walmart supercenter to shut down Thursday after a 72-year-old Walmart worker, her 63-year-old husband, and a 69-year-old third-party security contractor for the company died from coronavirus.

Six additional employees at the store tested positive for coronavirus, the Tri-County Health Department in Colorado said Thursday. Three other workers were suspected of having the virus and were awaiting lab results.

The department said it closed the store after receiving complaints from employees and shoppers about the "lack of social distancing, too many people in the store at one time, and employees not wearing masks or face coverings."

"These deaths underscore the severity of the highly-contagious coronavirus, and the need for diligent safety precautions to prevent any further spread, including the wearing of masks," Dr. John Douglas Jr., executive director of the Tri-County Health Department, said in a statement.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/walmart-store-in-colorado-shuts-down-after-coronavirus-deaths/ar-BB139Yjj?li=BBnb7Kz

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Walmart store in Colorado shuts down after coronavirus deaths (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2020 OP
My Walmart is being careful. Only so many in at a time. leftyladyfrommo Apr 2020 #1
Mine, too. Won't let you in without a mask. TreasonousBastard Apr 2020 #2

leftyladyfrommo

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1. My Walmart is being careful. Only so many in at a time.
Sat Apr 25, 2020, 02:28 PM
Apr 2020

When I was there most people had masks and I never was close to anybody.

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