Are Grocery Stores Really Enforcing Social Distancing
Yesterday I decided to go to my local community Walmart to do some grocery shopping. Before I went in I carefully applied some hand sanitizer on my hands. Now due to…
PLYMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 19: Shoppers queue outside a Sainsbury’s supermarket prior to opening in Plymouth on March 19, 2020 in Plymouth, United Kingdom. The store allowed only the elderly and vulnerable into the store for the first hour. After spates of “panic buying” cleared supermarket shelves of items like toilet paper and cleaning products, stores across the UK have introduced limits on purchases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some have also created special time slots for the elderly and other shoppers vulnerable to the new coronavirus. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
(Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)Yesterday I decided to go to my local community Walmart to do some grocery shopping. Before I went in I carefully applied some hand sanitizer on my hands. Now due to COVID-19 spreading like crazy I went in and grabbed exactly what I needed and left.
While I was in Walmart, a couple of things stuck out to me and it looks like individuals are really not taking Coronavirus serious. It can't be stressed enough how important it is to take it serious. I, for one, haven't even taken my children with me to the grocery store. I just want to protect them as much as possible. Although I saw a few people shopping with their children, no one practiced social distancing. The 6-foot rule is there for a reason. Even when it comes to the checkout line, it's 6-FEET!
It’s important that we practice social distancing not only in grocery stores, but in parks, walkways, gas stations, and anywhere that is still open to the public. However, if you can stay at home, please do so. Mecklenburg has the most amount of cases in North Carolina, so we must stay home if it's not an essential need to be out.
