Grocery Shopping In The Time Of A Pandemic
If your retail business has managed to stay safe and afloat during the rough ride of coronavirus – congratulations. Many haven’t been so lucky. As of November 2020, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) — a labor union comprised of 1.3 million members — reported that over 17,400 grocery workers have now been infected or exposed to Covid-19. Grocery shopping, once an ordinary chore, has become a hazardous outing and one many avoid for fear of infection. What Scientists (& Legislators) Are Saying Coronavirus is an airborne virus, so it’s not exactly mind-blowing news that essential workers are especially vulnerable. Tight indoor spaces, like those found in grocery stores, allow viruses to linger and infect those nearby. The EPA even claims that indoor infections can occur beyond the previously reported 6-foot range. Of course, research suggests that minimizing the number of people in an indoor space can reduce the spread of Covid-19. And some le