Kissimmee Walmart to temporarily close due to coronavirus

Store will reopen on Jan. 2

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The Walmart on Lake Wilson Road in Kissimmee will temporarily close at 2 p.m. on Friday due to the increase in COVID-19 cases across the country, the company said in a statement.

The company said the temporary closure will allow time for a third-party specialist to sanitize the store.

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The store will reopen at 6 a.m. on Jan. 2.

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Associates working at locations in counties seeing high transmission rates of COVID will have to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status, according to the company.

Walmart offers $150 bonus to associates who choose to get the COVID-19 vaccine.


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