we’ve had six libraries closed in the last two weeks, which has been a big increase. We haven’t had in the last couple of months. We haven’t closed hardly at all libraries across the metro are getting hit with covid forcing cleaning closures. Part of our procedures are when we get a suspected or confirmed case of an employee that has been in multiple areas throughout the library, then we’re going to close it down and we have, we hire a team to come in and disinfect the building. But they aren’t the only business impacted food and shelter incorporated and norman posted this to their facebook saying they too will be closed for a while. They told me in a message today the food pantry services closed because staff and volunteers are quarantined with Covid and they didn’t have staff available to open, but they will be open tomorrow after a few days down. Health experts say businesses will continue to struggle because cases and quarantines are on the way up. It will get worse before it gets better. I really think Oklahoma is a couple of weeks behind other parts of the country in terms of the big jump in new cases

Oklahoma businesses struggle to keep staff COVID-19 free

Across the metro, businesses are struggling to keep enough staff healthy to stay open.

Updated: 6:25 PM CST Jan 4, 2022

Businesses around Oklahoma are struggling to keep staff COVID-19 free.Across the metro, businesses are struggling to keep enough staff healthy to stay open. The library in Warr Acres opened later than usual on Tuesday because some of the staff tested positive for COVID-19.>> Related: Oklahoma health officials emphasize mask importance while omicron cases surgeUnfortunately, this has been a common occurrence lately.”We’ve had six libraries close within the last two weeks, which has been a big increase. In the last couple of months, we haven’t closed hardly at all,” Kimberly Terry, the public relations manager at the Metropolitan Library System.>> Related: Oklahoma Health Dept. extends COVID-19 testing hours at local health departmentsLibraries across the metro are getting hit with COVID-19, which is forcing cleaning closures.”Part of our procedures is when we get a suspected or confirmed case, when an employee has been in multiple areas throughout the library, we hire a team to come in and disinfect the building,” Terry said.>> Related: Omicron variant sweeps across nation, becoming dominant strain in US COVID-19 casesHowever, they are not the only business impacted. Food and Shelter Inc., in Norman, said in a post on Facebook that they, too, will be closed for a while.In a message on Tuesday, they told KOCO 5 that the food pantry service is closed because staff and volunteers are quarantined with COVID and they didn’t have staff available to open. They hope to be open again on Wednesday after a few days of shutdown.>> Related: Mercy Hospital announces changes to visitor policy amid rise in COVID-19 cases in OklahomaHealth experts said that businesses will continue to struggle because cases and quarantines are rising.”I think it’ll get worse before it gets better. I really think Oklahoma is a couple of weeks behind other parts of the country in terms of big jumps in the number of new cases,” said Dr. Dale Bratzler, the OU Chief COVID Officer.Using an at-home test kit? What you should know about taking an at-home COVID-19 testAlong with the libraries closing to disinfect, the staff is also mandated to quarantine for a period of time.

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Businesses around Oklahoma are struggling to keep staff COVID-19 free.

Across the metro, businesses are struggling to keep enough staff healthy to stay open. The library in Warr Acres opened later than usual on Tuesday because some of the staff tested positive for COVID-19.

>> Related: Oklahoma health officials emphasize mask importance while omicron cases surge

Unfortunately, this has been a common occurrence lately.

“We’ve had six libraries close within the last two weeks, which has been a big increase. In the last couple of months, we haven’t closed hardly at all,” Kimberly Terry, the public relations manager at the Metropolitan Library System.

>> Related: Oklahoma Health Dept. extends COVID-19 testing hours at local health departments

Libraries across the metro are getting hit with COVID-19, which is forcing cleaning closures.

“Part of our procedures is when we get a suspected or confirmed case, when an employee has been in multiple areas throughout the library, we hire a team to come in and disinfect the building,” Terry said.

>> Related: Omicron variant sweeps across nation, becoming dominant strain in US COVID-19 cases

However, they are not the only business impacted. Food and Shelter Inc., in Norman, said in a post on Facebook that they, too, will be closed for a while.

In a message on Tuesday, they told KOCO 5 that the food pantry service is closed because staff and volunteers are quarantined with COVID and they didn’t have staff available to open. They hope to be open again on Wednesday after a few days of shutdown.

>> Related: Mercy Hospital announces changes to visitor policy amid rise in COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma

Health experts said that businesses will continue to struggle because cases and quarantines are rising.

“I think it’ll get worse before it gets better. I really think Oklahoma is a couple of weeks behind other parts of the country in terms of big jumps in the number of new cases,” said Dr. Dale Bratzler, the OU Chief COVID Officer.

Using an at-home test kit? What you should know about taking an at-home COVID-19 test

Along with the libraries closing to disinfect, the staff is also mandated to quarantine for a period of time.

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