HEXO Corp provides COVID-19 update
March 24 2020 - 05:00PM
HEXO Corp (TSX: HEXO; NYSE: HEXO) (“HEXO” or the “Company”) is
confirming it is remaining operational on the heels of the cannabis
sector being included as an essential workplace in Ontario and
Quebec.
“Given our role in supplying medical cannabis to patients and in
the adult-use cannabis supply chain, our operations in Ontario and
Quebec are to be maintained and our business is considered an
essential workplace,” said Sebastien St-Louis, CEO and co-founder
of HEXO. “We are working to continue to ensure a steady supply of
medical cannabis and consumer packaged goods. I am extremely
grateful for our dedicated employees.”
HEXO is also carefully monitoring and assessing the evolving
situation related to COVID-19 and the potential impact to its
business, employees and customers. HEXO is working diligently to
protect the health and safety of its employees and to ensure that
there is no disruption to its supply of medical and adult-use
cannabis. Production and manufacturing facilities remain open, with
additional measures in place to allow the Company to maintain the
capacity needed to fulfil orders. Additional measures include:
temporary restriction of visitors to facilities; work from home
policy and support for employees who can do so; employees who feel
unwell or have travelled are asked to stay home; hosting all
meetings via digital tools; redeployment of employees for other
parts of the business to support critical processes; significant
investment into additional sanitation measures; consistent
communication to employees with reminders and instructions on
practicing good personal hygiene, including proper handwashing; and
operational measures to support social distancing, such as
staggered break schedules and workstations.
“Our priority is the safety and wellness of our employees, and
that is what our emergency response team is focused on,” added
St-Louis. “We are proud to be taking decisive and appropriate
measures to protect our teams, our sites, and our ability to
respond to our customers and medical clients’ needs.”
About HEXO
HEXO Corp. is an award-winning consumer packaged goods cannabis
company that creates and distributes innovative products to serve
the Canadian cannabis market. The Company serves the Canadian
adult-use markets under its HEXO Cannabis, Up Cannabis and
Original Stash brands, and the medical market under HEXO medical
cannabis. For more information please visit hexocorp.com.
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