By Sue-Ann Wayow
THE Supermarket Association of Trinidad and Tobago (SATT) welcomes the lifting of the mask mandate.
However, while the wearing of the mask will be optional, SATT is reminding customers to remain cognizant of the threat posed by Covid-19 and its variants.
In a release on Thursday, SATT stated, “Supermarkets will ensure the high levels of sanitation remains in place as health protocols including fogging of premises, misting of trolleys and baskets continue while markers placed across the stores remain visible. We urge customers to carry a strong sense of personal responsibility for their own protection as they go about their shopping needs.”
SATT is advising customers to continue measuring their distance, have on-hand pocket sanitiser and to be mindful of others.
It is, however, recommending that the mask be worn during peak shopping times. Staff who are also positioned on a continuous basis in offices and public spaces are also strongly urged to mask as necessary for their own protection.
“SATT welcomes the lifting of masks as we take one more step towards the resumption of the new normal while ensuring that checks are put in place for health and safety procedures,” the association stated.
The mask-wearing law ends on Saturday.
