If you’re a Woolworths buyer in New South Wales, the ACT or parts of Queensland, you’re being “highly encouraged” to wear face coverings.
If you’ve got questions about just how strongly you’re being motivated, or what grocery stores in Queensland are impacted, or whether Coles will be doing the same, you’re not alone– here are some responses.
Who is covered by the announcement and when does it begin?
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Woolworths states the recommendations applies to personnel and customers at all of the company’s stores in NSW and the ACT from Monday
In the case of what Woolworths called “hotspot” locations of Queensland, it said customers and personnel would be encouraged to wear face coverings from tomorrow
The statement does not just use to Woolworths grocery stores either, with the company’s other businesses likewise affected, including:
- Dan Murphy’s
- Big W
- BWS
- ALH Group hotels
Woolworths president Brad Banducci stated the announcement was an action to the present situation around COVID-19
Does ‘strongly encouraged’ mean I can still go shopping without a mask?
Yes, it’s not an obligatory requirement, and Mr Banducci has worried this point.
Nevertheless, he said if clients don’t use masks, they are still asked to d