Walmart temporary closings for deep cleaning more common in winter COVID-19 surge - The Dallas Morning News

The Walmart Supercenter in Garland is closed for a couple of days to allow “third party cleaning crews time to thoroughly clean and sanitize the building,” the retailer said Sunday.

Walmart isn’t providing a lot of details behind the closings, but there have been several around the country including one last week in Rockwall County’s Royce City, east of Dallas.

The retailer is making local announcements in each market. In the past few days, Walmart stores have temporarily closed in Laredo, Gulfport, Miss., Checotah, Okla., Manassas, Va., Fayetteville, Tenn. and Paramount, Calif.

The Garland supercenter located on 5302 N. Garland Avenue temporarily closed on Sunday and will reopen on Tuesday at 7 a.m., Walmart said. In December, the Neighborhood Market in Garland and last summer one in Far East Dallas were for two-day cleanings.

Walmart has stopped disclosing details of a store outbreak of COVID-19 with these temporary closings. But it did say in an email Sunday that “everything we’re doing is for the well-being of our associates and customers and in consideration of guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and health experts.”

When the store opens, Walmart said it will continue to conduct COVID-19 employee health screenings and temperature checks. The retailer also said its emergency leave policy for employees “unable or uncomfortable coming to work” due to COVID-19 issues remains in effect.

Walmart continues to require that customers wear face masks in the store and has designated entrances and exits for social distancing and to monitor local capacity limits.

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