Woolworths installs protective SHIELDS at cash registers so staff can stay a safe distance from customers amid coronavirus pandemic
- Woolworths has began installing glass screen to protect staff from coronavirus
- Screens installed at Town Hall and Kellyville North stores in Sydney on Monday
- Plexiglass screens will be rolled in stores nationwide in the coming weeks
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Supermarket giant Woolworths will install protective glass shields at stores protect staff from the growing coronavirus outbreak.
Managing director Claire Peters confirmed on Channel Nine’s Today Show on Monday that screens will be rolled out at all stores nationally.
‘We’ve started putting up some screens in order that our team and customers feel safe as they come and shop,’ she said.
Screens were installed at Sydney’s Town Hall and Kellyville North stores and will be rolled out at other stores nationwide in the coming weeks.
New glass screens have been installed at the Woolworths Town Hall store in Sydney’s CBD
‘As our team members continue providing for the community, we will do everything necessary to uphold public health and safety in our stores,’ Ms Peters said in a statement supplied to Daily Mail Australia.
‘We know it’s not always easy to maintain social distancing at our checkouts, so we’ve started installing plexiglass screens as an additional safeguard for our team members and customers.’
‘Our stores remain open and we will continue to stand by the Australian community through this health crisis.’
‘We thank our customers for their understanding as we work through these challenging times together.’
The new screens provide protection for Woolworth staff. They have been erected at two Sydney stores and will be rolled out in others stores across the country in the coming weeks
Woolworths announced last Friday that security guards will be employed at all of its stores nationwide to protect staff and customers amid the recent panic buying chaos.
Many stores are already be manned by the new security guards.
The supermarket giant has also implemented a range of in-store social distancing measures in the wake of the federal government’s new rules announced last week.
Shoppers are encouraged to use their trolley as a distance guide and to follow floor markings when waiting at the checkout.
The new screens are an additional safeguard for Woolworths staff and shoppers. Pictured are the new screens at the Town Hall store in Sydney’s CBD