Wal-Mart will begin requiring customers to wear face masks in all of its stores beginning Monday, July 20.
The megastore chain has issued the following statement:
From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our focus and priority has been and continues to be on the health and safety of our associates, members and customers. As the number of confirmed cases has spiked in communities across the country recently, so too have the number and types of face covering mandates being implemented. Currently about 65 percent of our more than 5,000 stores and clubs are located in areas where there is some form of government mandate on face coverings. To help bring consistency across stores and clubs, we will require all shoppers to wear a face covering starting Monday, July 20. This will give us time to inform customers and members of the changes, post signage and train associates on the new protocols.
Face masks have been the flashpoint of the Coronavirus crisis with many Americans – including President Trump – refusing at times to wear them.
The Villages had “required” face masks at facilities such as recreation centers, but later amended its language and said face masks were “requested.”
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