Purchase regulations: Coronavirus: These rules now apply to Aldi, Lidl, Rewe and Co. | message

Despite all the restrictions, the greatest risk of infection is still when shopping in the supermarket. Now those responsible have taken further precautions to minimize the risk of infection on the one hand and to avoid the struggles around toilet paper and other popular goods on the other.

Employees and customers should be protected

Gradually, more and more measures are being implemented to keep the risk of infection for employees and customers as low as possible. Employees are provided with mouth guards, gloves and disinfectants. The distance rules are also increasingly being checked by security personnel in more and more stores.

Signs at the entrances indicate that you must be at least 1.5 meters away from other customers. Adhesive strips are attached in front of the cash registers to keep this distance even when paying. This prevents customers from getting too close in line. Plexiglass panes are also installed for the employees as protection against spitting.

Although there is no nationwide regulation of how many people are allowed to stay in buildings such as supermarkets at the same time, almost all supermarkets now control admission so as not to let too many people into the branches at once.

Buy only household quantities

To prevent hamster runners, some supermarkets and discounters restrict the purchase quantities of certain products. This mainly affects toilet paper, pasta, milk and canned food. Because right now you should think about your fellow human beings and only buy what is really needed.

When it comes to paying, some markets advise you to pay by card if possible. So far, there is no evidence that the corona virus is transmitted by banknotes or coins, but card payment can reduce the risk of infection.

Special times for risk groups

Some supermarkets in Germany are currently testing special opening times for potentially vulnerable people, such as pensioners. In Austria, they are able to do their shopping from eight to nine in the morning before the stores let everyone in again. However, it is still unclear whether this concept should also be implemented in Germany.

How long these measures will apply is currently still completely open. Chancellor Angela Merkel indicated that these rules will continue to apply after Easter. A lot depends on how the number of new infections will develop in the next few days and weeks.

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