New Haven Walmart May Be Shut Down Due To Coronavirus Violations

NEW HAVEN, CT — New Haven's health department has given a final warning to the Walmart on Foxon Boulevard after the store has been accused of failing to abide by health and safety orders, according to The New Haven Independent. The total of nine violations dates back to April 3.

The store has 72 hours to form a corrective plan including instituting new disinfecting and training measures along with virus reporting and tracing protocols.

The store has exceeded capacity limits, not enforced employees wearing masks, and violated rules on disinfecting, The New Haven Independent reported.

The order from the city states that a Walmart employee recently tested positive for COVID-19, but attempts to collect information from staff were met with delayed responses.

Health officials wrote in a letter to Walmart, which WFSB 3 TV obtained, that “This information is time sensitive and crucial in trying to safeguard and protect the health and safety of all your employees and patrons that frequent this establishment. Moreover, it has been brought to our attention that there may have been additional COVID19 cases among your employees in the previous weeks.”

Already one New Haven business has been shutdown due to pandemic protocol violations. Anthony's Ocean View banquet facility was closed late last month by city health officials for alleged coronavirus executive order violations.

City Health Director Maritza Bond said it was the fourth time city officials went to Anthony's and the previous visits were educational visits to explain social distancing and mask use mandates, according to the New Haven Register.

Twenty Quinnipiac students who attended a large party at the facility were sent home for the remainder of the semester.

The facility was ordered closed until owners came up with a plan to address the alleged violations.

See related: New Haven Banquet Hall Closed For Coronavirus Violations: Report

CT Coronavirus: 530 More Cases, 11 More Deaths

The news of another possible business shutdown order comes as positive case numbers have increased again across the state. More than 75,000 cases have been reported since the pandemic began.

>>>Read the full New Haven Independent story here and the full WFSB 3 TV story here.