Richmond Centre shopping mall is alerting all of its store owners and managers after a case of COVID-19 was confirmed at one of its tenants.
The mall’s general manager, Sheila Luft, issued the notice on Monday, stating that a case of the virus had been confirmed at Vans.
Luft said the store had acted immediately by notifying both the shopping centre – which is owned by Cadillac Fairview – and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH).
According to the notice, the store closed straight away and is undergoing a “deep-clean” this week.
Luft added that, after consulting VCH, no further action was necessary and that the shopping centre would remain open to the public.
She then urged all of the centre’s tenants to take the lead of Vans and alert the authorities as soon as possible about a confirmed or suspected case of the virus among their staff, customers or contractors.
The Richmond News has made repeated requests to the shopping centre, asking when the case was reported, if this is the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on its premises and if the affected person was a staff member or customer.
