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isles. Mr Lewis said: “Some of these measures you will already be aware of, but I have pulled out below the new health and safety measures we are implementi­ng.

“Our social distancing plans aim to protect customers from the moment they enter our car parks, to browsing products, to paying and finally exiting our stores.

“We are constantly listening to feedback and will take all the learnings to better support our customers and colleagues at this time.

A Tesco spokesman said: “We are introducin­g additional measures to protect our customers and colleagues, and ensure that everyone in our stores maintains a safe distance.

“We’re asking customers to help by following some simple requests when they shop with us.”

Barclays UK will meanwhile waive interest on overdrafts for a fixed period as part of moves to help personal banking customers through toughfinan­cialtimesa­midthe spread of coronaviru­s.

The bank said overdraft interest will be waived from tomorrow to the end of April, meaning no charges for customers to use their agreed overdraft.

It said customers do not need to call the bank to set this up, as interest will automatica­lly be removed from tomorrow.

The move is part of a wider package of support the bank is offering to help customers who are suffering financial hardship because of coronaviru­s.

Gillean Dooney, managing director at Barclays, said: “It’s crucial we offer the right support to our customers.”

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