Stores want shoppers to wear masks. But some customers refuse
4 years, 8 months ago

Stores want shoppers to wear masks. But some customers refuse

CNN  

New York CNN Business — A handful of states and cities have mandated that shoppers wear coverings in grocery stores and other public places as they try to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. “Keeping grocery stores safe for both customers and workers means everyone must wear masks,” said Marc Perrone, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers union. “We are urging both elected leaders and grocery chains to make masks mandatory for both customers and workers.” ‘Not the mask police’ Decisions around customers wearing masks are playing out against the backdrop of more grocery and retail workers getting sick from the virus and dying; some states planning to reopen retail stores that have been shuttered during the crisis; and mixed signals from public officials. “They allow the customers to freely walk around the store without masks,” said Dionna Richardson, a cashier at Ralph’s grocery store in Los Angeles and a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers union. Nellie Brown, director of workplace health and safety programs at Cornell University’s Institute of Labor Relations, said if a state has made requirements on masks, “that would take precedence.” However, “if a state were silent on the issue, the store could make its own requirements.” She believes a “mask requirement of customers would protect employees, as well as other customers.” Some small grocers such as Cordelia's Market in Memphis require customers to wear masks.

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Gov. Hochul considering a face mask ban on New York City subways, citing antisemitic acts
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Gov. Hochul considering a face mask ban on New York City subways, citing antisemitic acts

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday that she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system due to concerns about people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. On one train, a man who was not wearing a mask led a small group in chanting “Raise your hands if you’re a Zionist” …

Atlanta college brings back Covid mask mandates as Government doctors in Seattle call for face coverings to be compulsory for healthcare workers - amid rise of new Covid variant BA.2.86
1 year, 4 months ago

Atlanta college brings back Covid mask mandates as Government doctors in Seattle call for face coverings to be compulsory for healthcare workers - amid rise of new Covid variant BA.2.86

Daily Mail  

This is because patients in the hospital are likely to be vulnerable due to age Calls for Covid face masks to return are ramping up amid increasing virus rates and the rise of a highly-mutated new variant. Morris Brown College, a private liberal arts school, is requiring students and employees to wear face masks in hallways and lecture halls for …

Opinion: Really, In-N-Out? A mask ban for employees?
1 year, 5 months ago

Opinion: Really, In-N-Out? A mask ban for employees?

LA Times  

Since news leaked out this week that In-N-Out, the $3 billion hamburger empire, will next month start enforcing an outright ban against employees choosing to mask at work, don’t feel alone if your first reaction was pure confusion. The company claims its motivation is good customer service, demanding “clear and effective communication” while showing off an employee’s “smiles and other …

In-N-Out bans employees from wearing masks
1 year, 5 months ago

In-N-Out bans employees from wearing masks

LA Times  

Only workers in California and Oregon will be exempt from In-N-Out’s forthcoming mask ban in five of the seven states in which it operates restaurants. California fast-food institution In-N-Out Burger announced that it will soon ban employees from wearing masks in five of the seven states in which it operates restaurants, according to an internal memo leaked Friday. If employees …

Restaurants navigate another wave of changes with mask and vaccine requirements
2 years, 9 months ago

Restaurants navigate another wave of changes with mask and vaccine requirements

LA Times  

Elaine Chang and Steven Park at Yang’s Kitchen in Alhambra in 2021. There’s a quote attributed to Mark Twain that goes, “If you don’t like the weather in New England now, just wait a few minutes.” The same could possibly be said for mask and vaccine requirements in Los Angeles, where restaurant workers and owners have juggled sometimes confusing and …

Companies revert to more normal operations as COVID wanes
2 years, 10 months ago

Companies revert to more normal operations as COVID wanes

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — For the first time in two years for many people, the American workplace is transforming into something that resembles pre-pandemic days. That’s a stark reversal from just weeks ago when the omicron variant of COVID-19 was peaking, prompting companies to double-down on mask requirements and enforce daily health screenings while delaying return-to-office plans for remote workers. Brian …

Amazon, Walmart and JPMorgan Chase among companies relaxing employee mask mandates
2 years, 10 months ago

Amazon, Walmart and JPMorgan Chase among companies relaxing employee mask mandates

NPR  

Amazon, Walmart and JPMorgan Chase among companies relaxing employee mask mandates Enlarge this image toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP Charles Krupa/AP Some of the largest employers in the country say their workers will no longer be required to wear masks on the job. Last week, both companies notified their U.S. employees that fully vaccinated staff no longer have to wear masks …

Covid norms go for toss at Hyderabad\'s markets, shopping zones
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid norms go for toss at Hyderabad\'s markets, shopping zones

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: In a blatant violation of safety norms amid community transmission of Covid-19, people continue to come out in public places without wearing masks. With the onset of the Sankranti holiday season, Rythu Bazaars, markets and shopping zones are attracting thousands of people. The Covid safety precautions went for a toss with a large chunk of people not wearing masks …

Indoor mask rules are back in New York state as cases surge
3 years ago

Indoor mask rules are back in New York state as cases surge

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A mask mandate for shops and other indoor spaces in New York state took effect Monday as officials confront a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. But Republicans in a few counties, including Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell and Rockland County Executive Ed Day, have said they won’t redirect local health department …

Union urges CEOs of food chains to reinforce mask wearing
3 years ago

Union urges CEOs of food chains to reinforce mask wearing

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The nation’s largest food and retail union is urging more than 60 retail and grocery chains to implement stronger measures to help protect hourly workers amid a surge of virus infections and the new variant omicron. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union said in a letter to the CEOS of Walmart, Kroger and others that they …

Amazon to mandate masks for all its workers in warehouses
3 years, 5 months ago

Amazon to mandate masks for all its workers in warehouses

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Starting Monday, Amazon will be requiring all of its 900,000 U.S. warehouse workers to wear masks indoors, regardless of their vaccination status. Amazon said Friday that its call for a nationwide mask mandate for its warehouse workers was in response to the spread of COVID-19 variants in the U.S., and guidance from public health authorities and its …

Walmart mandates vaccines for workers at headquarters
3 years, 5 months ago

Walmart mandates vaccines for workers at headquarters

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Walmart is requiring that all workers at its headquarters as well as its managers who travel within the U.S. be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 4. “We’re hoping that will influence even more of our frontline associates to become vaccinated,” Walmart spokesman Scott Pope said. In fact, following Walmart’s announcement, the Walt Disney Co. said Friday it’s …

Will anyone enforce L.A. County’s new indoor mask mandate?
3 years, 5 months ago

Will anyone enforce L.A. County’s new indoor mask mandate?

LA Times  

Barista Ava Dorny, 15, wears a face mask as she works at Charlie’s Coffee House on Sunday in South Pasadena. County officials also have indicated they won’t take a punitive approach to face-covering scofflaws, with health officer Dr. Muntu Davis saying, “We will continue to go out and educate. It’s not something we really want to have to do in …

Businesses hit out at ministers’ ‘mixed Covid messages’ as major chains set their own rules on masks
3 years, 5 months ago

Businesses hit out at ministers’ ‘mixed Covid messages’ as major chains set their own rules on masks

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Business groups have criticised the …

Sainsbury's urges shoppers to keep wearing masks
3 years, 5 months ago

Sainsbury's urges shoppers to keep wearing masks

The Telegraph  

Sainsbury’s is to encourage customers continue to wear face masks in its stores after they stop being legally required on Monday. The supermarket said it will also keep Perspex screens between customers and staff at checkouts, hand sanitiser stations in stores and maintain thorough hygiene procedures, including deep cleaning overnight. We’re asking everyone to be considerate and, while we understand …

Mask rule change risks rise in abuse towards shop workers, trade body warns
3 years, 6 months ago

Mask rule change risks rise in abuse towards shop workers, trade body warns

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “There has been a big rise in violence and …

Shops, pubs and hotels vow to axe masks on Freedom Day
3 years, 6 months ago

Shops, pubs and hotels vow to axe masks on Freedom Day

The Telegraph  

Pubs, restaurants and hotels employing more than 200,000 people have vowed to scrap compulsory face coverings on Freedom Day, risking a clash with unions who warned the move could put staff at risk. High street stalwarts including Revolution Bars and Young's Pub Group have said they will ditch the requirement for customers and employees to wear masks in their English …

Service Workers Shouldn’t Have to Wear Masks for Customers’ Comfort
55 years ago

Service Workers Shouldn’t Have to Wear Masks for Customers’ Comfort

Slate  

If you’ve eaten at a restaurant during the pandemic, whether indoors or out, you’ve probably seen this happen: A server approaches a table of diners to check on their meals or deliver the check. Wegmans announced on May 19 that fully vaccinated customers were no longer required to wear masks in the store, while fully vaccinated employees must continue to …

The rules, the risk, the freedom: Everything you need to know about California reopening
3 years, 6 months ago

The rules, the risk, the freedom: Everything you need to know about California reopening

LA Times  

People flock to Santa Monica Pier on May 30. Today marks a new era for California: The state at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday rescinded most mask rules for vaccinated people and ended capacity limitations on businesses and venues. Most mask rules end for vaccinated people For the general population, fully vaccinated people are no longer required by the state to wear …

Many Californians keep masks on as economy reopens, saying better safe than sorry
3 years, 6 months ago

Many Californians keep masks on as economy reopens, saying better safe than sorry

LA Times  

For the first time in over a year, Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant in L.A. preps food for in-person dining Tuesday. “Right now, there are just too many unvaccinated people to not ask our customers to wear masks,” said restaurant general manager Jorge Jimenez, 35. “Honestly, I still think it’s way too early,” Ramon said of lifting the mask mandate. “I was surprised …

California poised to drop mask rules for vaccinated workers and end distancing at workplaces
3 years, 6 months ago

California poised to drop mask rules for vaccinated workers and end distancing at workplaces

LA Times  

A California safety board will vote on a proposal Thursday that would allow most fully vaccinated workers in many workplaces to stop wearing masks and end physical distancing requirements for all workers. The latest proposal, written by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal/OSHA, would still require unvaccinated workers to wear masks in indoor work settings and …

Who can stop wearing masks, and where: California’s COVID reopening rules explained
3 years, 6 months ago

Who can stop wearing masks, and where: California’s COVID reopening rules explained

LA Times  

Shoppers make their way through Santee Alley in downtown Los Angeles on June 7. Here is what you need to know: General rules Californians who are two weeks removed from their last vaccine dose will be allowed to go mask-free in nearly all settings, with some exceptions that include transit hubs or public transportation; in healthcare settings and long-term care …

Masks off at work? Cal/OSHA proposes looser rules
3 years, 7 months ago

Masks off at work? Cal/OSHA proposes looser rules

LA Times  

Willa Mitchell and Divina Harwell wear masks as they do their jobs at Junkin Media in Culver City in May. As the state moves toward lifting many COVID-19 pandemic restrictions June 15, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, known as Cal/OSHA, is proposing to loosen the emergency workplace rules it established late last year. Among the proposed changes: …

Stores enlist shoppers to stop bad behavior against workers
3 years, 7 months ago

Stores enlist shoppers to stop bad behavior against workers

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A dozen retailers including Gap and H&M are collaborating on a campaign this fall to enlist customers to combat bad behavior against retail workers. The campaign, spearheaded by nonprofits Open to All and Hollaback as well as the Retail Industry Leaders Association, comes as workers face increased harassment as they try to enforce social distancing and mask …

Mask Or No Mask? Confusion Persists As Businesses Decide On Policies
3 years, 7 months ago

Mask Or No Mask? Confusion Persists As Businesses Decide On Policies

NPR  

Mask Or No Mask? Confusion Persists As Businesses Decide On Policies Enlarge this image toggle caption Michelle Jokisch Polo/WKAR Michelle Jokisch Polo/WKAR Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Michigan has been at the center of the mask-wearing debate, and it intensified after hundreds of residents flooded the Michigan State Capitol to protest the governor's stay-at-home orders and mask mandates. …

Store mask policies are a mess and nearly impossible to enforce
3 years, 7 months ago

Store mask policies are a mess and nearly impossible to enforce

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Vaccinated shoppers and workers can ditch their masks at Walmart, Target and Home Depot, except where local laws require masks in stores. A patchwork system of mask policies has emerged at large retail chains in the United States in the wake of CDC guidance last week that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear …

Even With The No-Mask Guidance, Some Pockets Of The U.S. Aren't Ready To Let Go
3 years, 7 months ago

Even With The No-Mask Guidance, Some Pockets Of The U.S. Aren't Ready To Let Go

NPR  

Even With The No-Mask Guidance, Some Pockets Of The U.S. Aren't Ready To Let Go Enlarge this image toggle caption Nathan Howard/Getty Images Nathan Howard/Getty Images As more states shed their universal mask mandates for those who are vaccinated, many Americans are weighing how much faith to put in the new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

Small business owners respond to CDC mask announcement
3 years, 7 months ago

Small business owners respond to CDC mask announcement

CNN  

CNN — The federal government said that it is now okay for those who are fully vaccinated to ditch their masks indoors. Asking customers if they’re vaccinated Mas Torito, who runs his family's Kokoro restaurant in Colorado, said he won't ask customers who say they're vaccinated to wear a mask. The psychology of employees and customers can’t change that quickly,” …

Don’t throw away that mask just yet. California won’t lift COVID-19 rules for another month
3 years, 7 months ago

Don’t throw away that mask just yet. California won’t lift COVID-19 rules for another month

LA Times  

There was growing pushback against immediately lifting COVID-19 mask rules for vaccinated people Monday, with California deciding it would keep its policies in place for another month as a rising number of experts over the weekend said it was prudent for everyone to stay masked indoors for a bit more time. “But a few more weeks — until folks who …

Target, Home Depot, CVS and other stores drop face mask requirements
3 years, 7 months ago

Target, Home Depot, CVS and other stores drop face mask requirements

CNN  

New York CNN Business — More stores announced this week they are easing their mask requirements, joining a growing number of top chains changing their policies in the wake of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated guidance on masks. Target Target won’t require fully vaccinated shoppers and workers to wear masks, the company said in an announcement Monday. …

New face mask guidelines: Dr. Sanjay Gupta says the CDC ‘made a critical error’
3 years, 7 months ago

New face mask guidelines: Dr. Sanjay Gupta says the CDC ‘made a critical error’

CNN  

New York CNN — Last week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised that fully vaccinated people can be indoors and outdoors without wearing masks except when in health care settings, on public transportation, or in specified areas where masks are required. When CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter asked about the press’ role in covering the return …

Despite assurances, some don’t feel safe taking their masks off just yet
3 years, 7 months ago

Despite assurances, some don’t feel safe taking their masks off just yet

LA Times  

Visitors, some wearing masks, walk past a mural by street artist Hijack while visiting the Third Street Promenade on Friday, a day after the CDC relaxed the use of facial coverings, in Santa Monica. “You’re very safe, and that’s the reason why the CDC made that recommendation, because it became very clear that the infection rate has gone down.” Fauci …

With mixed messaging on masks, businesses are forced to shoulder the burden
3 years, 7 months ago

With mixed messaging on masks, businesses are forced to shoulder the burden

LA Times  

Dora Macias, a cashier at the Albertsons in San Carlos, rings up Gina Springer’s groceries last year. Nearly 38% of Californians are fully vaccinated, so if the state followed suit with the CDC and relaxed mask guidelines for vaccinated people indoors, the other 62% would still be forced to wear masks. “I don’t know how we would enforce a mask …

Walmart, Trader Joe’s and Costco say vaccinated customers don’t have to wear masks in stores
3 years, 7 months ago

Walmart, Trader Joe’s and Costco say vaccinated customers don’t have to wear masks in stores

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Shoppers who are vaccinated against Covid-19 can shop without masks in some Walmart, Sam’s Club and Costco locations as well as at Trader Joe’s, the companies said in separate announcements Friday. Instead, the message said, “we ask for members’ responsible and respectful cooperation with this revised policy.” All customers will still have to wear face …

Face masks: New standards will take the guesswork out of choosing the most effective masks
3 years, 10 months ago

Face masks: New standards will take the guesswork out of choosing the most effective masks

CNN  

CNN — Americans may soon be able to choose between two clearly labeled levels of face mask protection while browsing store shelves. The new national mask standard outlines minimum fit, design, performance and testing requirements for face masks and would require user instructions, package labeling and a permanent tag on the product. “The new specification for barrier face coverings addresses …

Co-Workers Who Won’t Wear Masks Should Be Fired
55 years ago

Co-Workers Who Won’t Wear Masks Should Be Fired

Slate  

Few people are as knee-deep in our work-related anxieties and sticky office politics as Alison Green, who has been fielding workplace questions for a decade now on her website Ask a Manager. It’s a situation that’s being replicated in workplaces across the country, as employees are forced to deal with colleagues who won’t wear masks—and, often, bosses who won’t enforce …

CDC to require masks on all forms of public transportation
3 years, 11 months ago

CDC to require masks on all forms of public transportation

Live Mint  

US travelers and commuters will be required to wear masks on nearly all forms of public transportation and inside transportation hubs, according to a late Friday emergency order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Requiring masks on our transportation systems will protect Americans and provide confidence that we can once again travel safely even during this pandemic,” according …

For flight attendants, getting people to wear masks is now one of the hardest parts of the job
3 years, 11 months ago

For flight attendants, getting people to wear masks is now one of the hardest parts of the job

CNN  

CNN — Masks have become a matter of course on airplane flights, and unfortunately, so have ugly confrontations about wearing them. “Enforcing mass compliance has been one of the most difficult parts of our job,” says Allie Malis, a flight attendant for American Airlines and a government affairs representative for the Association of Professional Flight Attendants. “We’re considered essential workers, …

Wearing a mask in the supermarket helps me hide my unhealthy habits
3 years, 11 months ago

Wearing a mask in the supermarket helps me hide my unhealthy habits

The Independent  

When various supermarkets announced this week that customers not wearing masks would be banned, I was taken by surprise. I’m like a superhero; but one who mainly watches University Challenge, and eats peanuts and Haribo Back in those early days, when tins of tomatoes were available neither on the shelves nor under the counter, and when loo paper was soft …

Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Asda among supermarkets with bouncers
3 years, 11 months ago

Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Asda among supermarkets with bouncers

Daily Mail  

Cressida Dick today insisted officers would come to the aid of supermarket staff if shoppers became 'aggressive' after being told to wear a mask after police warned they did not have enough manpower to enforce the rules. Rules state that masks must be worn over the nose and mouth A security guard on duty today at the entrance to a …

Shopkeepers can't refuse to enforce mandatory face masks: Security Council
4 years, 1 month ago

Shopkeepers can't refuse to enforce mandatory face masks: Security Council

NL Times  

Shopkeepers are responsible for enforcing the face mask obligation that takes effect in the Netherlands today, Hubert Bruls said after a meeting of the Security Council on Monday. The face masks rule is set down in law and shopkeepers also have to adhere to the law, said Bruls, mayor of Nijmigen and chairman of the Security Council, NU.nl reports. From …

Fines for Not Wearing Masks, Discounts for Shopping During Lean Hours Among Centre's SOPs for Markets
4 years, 1 month ago

Fines for Not Wearing Masks, Discounts for Shopping During Lean Hours Among Centre's SOPs for Markets

News 18  

Imposing fines for not wearing masks or not following physical distancing, opening markets on alternate days and closing them if large number of coronavirus cases are reported, are among the measures recommended by the Centre to ensure compliance to COVID-appropriate behaviour in markets. It also sought for providing mass thermal screening provisions at the entry and access points to the …

From December 1, wear a mask in public indoor spaces or face fine
4 years, 1 month ago

From December 1, wear a mask in public indoor spaces or face fine

Dutch News  

Face masks will be compulsory in all public buildings, shops, and stations from tomorrow as the coronavirus law comes into effect, and people who refuse to wear one face a fine of €95. Retail chains, such as Ahold, which comprises Albert Heijn, Etos and Gall & Gall, have already said they will ‘inform customers about the obligation but not refuse …

Costa Mesa mask mandate offender cited at local grocery store, arrested on suspicion of obstruction
4 years, 1 month ago

Costa Mesa mask mandate offender cited at local grocery store, arrested on suspicion of obstruction

LA Times  

A sign on Fair Drive in Costa Mesa warns residents of a $100 fine being imposed upon people caught in public without a face mask. Costa Mesa Police Department spokeswoman Roxi Fyad confirmed a man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of violating the city’s municipal code and obstructing a police officer. The man reportedly entered a grocery store on the …

Curfews, mask mandates and new restrictions: How some US states are tackling Covid-19
4 years, 2 months ago

Curfews, mask mandates and new restrictions: How some US states are tackling Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — Yes, the spring shutdowns were brutal and painful. So last week, the state ordered residents to wear masks in any gathering of two or more people at places such as stores, offices and schools, the state’s health department said. “We’re required to take immediate action to save Pueblo’s businesses and to save lives.” El Paso County has implemented …

Coronavirus: Andy Burnham wants to shut down Tesco stores failing to enforce face mask rules
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: Andy Burnham wants to shut down Tesco stores failing to enforce face mask rules

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Andy Burnham has said he would like to shut down Tesco …

Do's And Don'ts Of Wearing A Face Mask At Restaurants During COVID-19
4 years, 4 months ago

Do's And Don'ts Of Wearing A Face Mask At Restaurants During COVID-19

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING COVID-19 has changed the way we do pretty much everything, including eating out. Instead, “use a personal hand sanitizer that you bring along with you handle the mask by its straps to avoid possible transfer between the mask and your hands,” said internal medicine physician Vivek Cherian. “Cloth masks lose their effectiveness if they are damp, even …

Companies are forcing hospitality workers to wear masks while their clients wear no PPE. Our safety should matter
4 years, 4 months ago

Companies are forcing hospitality workers to wear masks while their clients wear no PPE. Our safety should matter

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The manager’s briefing was all well …

Masks obligation keeping customers out of Amsterdam, Rotterdam stores, retailers say
4 years, 4 months ago

Masks obligation keeping customers out of Amsterdam, Rotterdam stores, retailers say

NL Times  

Stores in shopping areas in Rotterdam and Amsterdam saw "substantially" fewer customers over the past days, compared to the same period last week, Detailhandel Nederland said to AD after speaking to shopkeepers. Detailhandel Nederland does not have any hard figures yet, but said that shops reported fewer customers. "The obligation to wear a mask seems to keep people away," director …

Frontline workers are forced to become COVID mask police. It’s stressing them out
4 years, 5 months ago

Frontline workers are forced to become COVID mask police. It’s stressing them out

LA Times  

The alert went out to Johann Baqueiro: A customer was sipping her Starbucks coffee inside the Ralphs supermarket and she wasn’t wearing a face mask. “We asked her, ‘Ma’am, would you mind putting on your mask?’ ” Baqueiro said, hoping that the woman would down her drink outside and then return to finish shopping. “To help save lives, every retailer …

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