Move 1is July is often a headache, but this year COVID-19 makes it even more difficult for movers and tenants.
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Moving companies have had to put in place several measures to protect themselves from the coronavirus and to protect their customers.
“From 24 to 48 hours before [le déménagement], we will communicate with customers to find out if they have symptoms. If they have symptoms, we ask that customers be more and more responsible and that they tell us the truth, ”explains Jean-Sébastien Bonin, from La Capitale Movers.
On the day of the move, several hygiene measures must be observed.
Some moving companies, including La Capitale Moving, will request that their clients have soap available to the movers in their bathroom and paper towels so that they can wash their hands regularly.
“What I also ask is that whenever my men are in a room, it is to stay away in another room or outside, not to touch the furniture , not to touch the boxes, ”adds Jean-Sébastien Bonin.
The trucks are also disinfected from A to Z between each client.
If movers are asked to wear gloves and a mask, the conditions in which they work often result in their removal.
“The men all have gloves, also masks. The guys are still doing a difficult physical activity, so it is certain that if it is more than 25 degrees, 30 degrees, it is a little more difficult for the guys to keep the masks “, notes Alessandro Salvatore, from the Clan Panneton.
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