Eastern Market (227 Seventh St. SE) will be closed Sunday, April 26 for a deep cleaning after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
Due to an employee testing positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), @EasternMarketDC Farmers Market and Merchant Hall will be CLOSED on Sunday 4/26 for deep cleaning and will reopen on Tuesday 4/29 for normal business operations. https://t.co/bcLtJryzYq
— Eastern Market DC (@EasternMarketDC) April 26, 2020
Signage has been posted on market doors indicating the decision was made ‘out of an abundance of caution’. Merchants and vendors have been notified, and appropriate steps are being taken as recommended by DC Health.
Representatives said that the employee had last worked at the market April 24-25, adding that persons who had been in close contact with the employee had been informed so they could self-quarantine.
Eastern Market is expected to reopen as usual Tuesday, April 28. The market is generally closed Mondays.
Learn more about Eastern Market by visiting https://easternmarket-dc.org/
if you think you have symptoms of COVID-19, call your doctor or the DC COVID-19 test Hotline at 1-855-363-0333.
