We are getting more information about a COVID-19 outbreak at the K-Bro Linens Facility in Regina.
The province says 18 employees of the company have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Sunday. Of the 11 new cases reported in Regina on Saturday, all were either K-Bro employees or close contacts of the employees. Some were identified following a call to HealthLine 811, but most were identified through contact tracing. All affected and anyone in close contact with those employees are now self-isolating.
150 people work at K-Bro Linens and all have been tested.
The risk of community transmission is low, but a public service announcement will be made if that should change.
Employees of K-Bro Linens wear personal protective equipment, frequently wash their hands, stagger breaks and start/end times, maintain physical distancing between workstations and screen all employees before they enter the facility, which includes performing temperature checks. As well, a microbiologist has assessed K-Bro processes to ensure linens remain safe for use in health care facilities. The assessment determined there is no safety concern for processed linen.
