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In the near future, consumers will have to expect to queue up before entering a store. Because: The Swiss retailers limit the number of customers in their shops. Only one customer should be allowed to shop per ten square meters of retail space. This measure is carried out at the behest of the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG).
A reader-reporter from Bern, for example, had to find out today what this looks like in practice. At Migros in the Lorraine district of Bern, customers have only been admitted to the droplet system since Thursday: «The wait was not particularly long. But it takes getting used to, »says the Bernese woman. Customers receive a special admission card, which they hand in when they leave the store. “This is cleaned before and after the customer’s eyes.”
Migros Aare confirms that businesses across Switzerland are currently switching to this system and refers to the Federal Explanatory Notes to Ordinance Two on measures to combat the corona virus. According to this, the number of people who are allowed to stay in a shop at the same time depends on the area of the shop. “As a guideline, one person per 10 square meters can be assumed,” it says. “At our branches, we are even setting a somewhat stricter value,” says Daniela Lüpold, spokeswoman for Migros Aare. The regulation is also implemented in Coop branches. Since Wednesday, thousands of plexiglass panes have also been installed there to improve the protection of sales staff.
Do not use disinfectants
There are no special provisions for retailers with regard to the open sale of food. There is no obligation to use additional packaging or covering material for the goods, «because of an open sale
there is no increased risk of transmission, »writes the federal government. Likewise, there is no obligation to wear gloves or a mouth mask. This applies to customers and staff alike: «Since such a measure would not help that
Reduce transmission risk. »
However, retailers are obliged to regularly clean the handles of shopping baskets or touchscreens used by customers. “The use of disinfectants is possible because of the scarce resources in this regard
to renounce.” Instead, soap or other cleaning agents should be used.
Disinfect your cell phone
The “Tagesschau” by SRF reported on Wednesday evening how the Bahnhofsapotheke Bern only lets customers do business in the droplet system. In addition, all customers have to disinfect their hands here. Likewise at a pharmacy in Gümligen BE, where customers currently have to accept longer waiting times. “We have at least twice as many customers as usual,” says managing director Andreas Neuenschwander. The droplet system is also used in Swisscom shops, for example. Customers must also sterilize their cell phones there.
The retailers welcome the BAG’s clarifications in the fight against the corona virus and consider the measures to be sensible, as the retail interest group and the Swiss Retail Federation announced on Thursday. These now allowed quick and uniform implementation.
In addition to limiting the number of customers, the provision of disinfectants is also part of the measures. There are also signal boards for social distancing at the cash registers, which require you to maintain a minimum distance of two meters. The handles of shopping carts and shopping baskets as well as the touchscreens on self-payment options are cleaned daily.
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