Much of Burnaby’s biggest mall is sitting quiet during the COVID-19 pandemic, but grocery stores are still extremely busy.
Now one of them is implementing additional screening measures starting this Monday, April 20.
Customers and staff arriving at T&T Supermarket will undergo a temperature checks.
This represents the latest measure by the grocery chain to try and limit the spread of the novel coronavirus among customers and staff. Employees at the store already sanitize shopping baskets, wear masks and gloves, and at the checkout, plexiglass has been installed to maintain a barrier between shopper and cashier.
The non-invasive temperature checks will be carried out with infrared thermometers, which scan an individual’s temperature without any physical contact.
Fever is one of the tell-tale symptoms of a COVID-19 infection.
Grocery stores are not limited to the same mass gathering rules as some other establishments. Deemed essential by the province, they are nonetheless are expected to follow “the spirit of the order.”
- With files from Stefan Labbe, Tri-City News
