Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's & Morrisons face mask rule update - supermarket latest
On January 12, Asda was the latest supermarket to state that entry would be denied to customers not wearing masks, joining Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons. Waitrose has also declared that they will refuse access to those not wearing a face mask, unless they have a valid medical excuse.
Restrictions in supermarkets in all four nations of the UK have continued to tighten since it was found that they were the most common location reported by people testing positive for Covid-19.
Figures collated by Public Health England using the NHS Test and Trace app revealed that, of those who tested positive from 9 to 15 November last year, 1,796 (18.3 percent) of them said they had visited a supermarket.
Secondary schools were second in the list with 1,240 people (12.7 percent) testing positive after visiting.
John Lewis & Partners is doing their bit to fight the pandemic by suspending click-and-collect services at its department stores.
However, customers will still be able to collect their John Lewis orders from Waitrose stores, which the company also own.
The announcement came a few days before other non-essential shops in the UK changed their click-and-collect rules on 16 January.
In Scotland, only shops selling essential items and a small selection of non-essential items are now allowed to offer click-and-collect.
Collections must be outdoors, with appointments staggered to avoid queuing.
In England and Wales, shops selling non-essential goods can still offer click-and-collect.
However, JD Sports, Topshop, Joules, and Fat Face are the latest retailers to announce that they will pause click-and-collect, aiming to help to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Discount supermarket chain Lidl does not currently offer the service.
In Northern Ireland, non-essential shops were ordered to stop their click-and-collect services in late December.
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