No mask? Then don’t go shopping
SUPERMARKETS have announced they are going to enforce the wearing of face coverings by shoppers. On my last visit to Morrisons, two people who were not wearing a mask were stopped by the security guard at the door. when questioned, one couldn’t provide a medical reason to be excused from wearing a face covering, while the other produced an exemption card. Both were allowed in the shop. Clearly the rule isn’t going to work. It’s not your GP who supplies a letter describing a health problem that means you are unable to wear a mask. You can buy or download exemption cards without providing any proof you have a medical condition, so how can they be accepted as valid? It’s a shambles. Do people believe if they have an exemption, they are immune from catching the virus? Those with health issues should not even consider going into a busy supermarket.
DON OLIVeR, Bradford. SHOPS should enforce the compulsory mask rule not only for customers, but also for staff. I have seen unmasked sales assistants stocking shelves, handling food and working in close contact with customers and staff.
D. M. BOON, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland.
I’Ve received an email from Simon Roberts, Sainsbury’s chief executive, telling me I should wear a face mask or visor when shopping at the supermarket. However, I thought the rule is that a face visor or shield may be worn in addition to a face covering, not instead of one, because they do not adequately cover the nose and mouth.
Surely stating otherwise is misleading at best and a danger at worst? ReG BOuCHeR, Royal Leamington Spa, Warks. IT wOULD be a good idea for the word ‘correctly’ to be added to the ‘masks must be worn’ signs. STePHeN PeRKINS, Grimsby, Lincs.