Morrisons will bar customers who refuse to wear face coverings

[Jedi boro]

From Monday, shoppers who refuse to wear face masks offered by staff will not be allowed inside, unless they are medically exempt.

But it said: "From today we are further strengthening our policy on masks."

Security guards at the UK's fourth-biggest supermarket chain will be enforcing the new rules.

Morrisons' chief executive, David Potts, said: "Those who are offered a face covering and decline to wear one won't be allowed to shop at Morrisons unless they are medically exempt.

 

[Jedi boro]

Coronavirus: Morrisons to ban shoppers who refuse to wear face masks https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55618408

 

[Trug]

Well done and a big step in the right direction.

 

[Scubahood]

Good. I hope Sainsbury's and the other supermarkets follow suit. They also need to reintroduce limiting the number of customers in the store, if they stopped at all that is.

 

[Jedi boro]

Well done and a big step in the right direction but I do question how they will prove that someone is medically exempt. Take their word for it?

No security guards are to ask for medical proof apparently. Not sure how this will work though.

 

[the_holgate_roof]

Surely most if not all medical exemptions are around breathing difficulties, so there would be no reason they couldn’t wear a visor. I don’t know why it hadn’t been enforced from the start, people would soon get sick of being turned away and would need to comply.

 

[Scubahood]

No security guards are to ask for medical proof apparently. Not sure how this will work though.

Aren't people who are actually exempt (and aren't just being @rseholes) given a card? I saw a woman with one on a lanyard a few weeks back.

 

[Scubahood]

Surely most if not all medical exemptions are around breathing difficulties, so there would be no reason they couldn’t wear a visor. I don’t know why it hadn’t been enforced from the start, people would soon get sick of being turned away and would need to comply.

Because we're way too soft with idiots unfortunately and have been for far too long.

 

[Trug]

Aren't people who are actually exempt (and aren't just being @rseholes) given a card? I saw a woman with one on a lanyard a few weeks back.

First I have heard of that Scuba

 

[Huddboro]

About time. Went to Asda the other day and it was absolutely mental, people with no masks on and there is zero distancing or limiting numbers in store. We've gone from a system in March that worked well with queueing to utter chaos.

 

[Huddboro]

First I have heard of that Scuba

You buy it for 55p online.

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[TeaCider]

Aren't people who are actually exempt (and aren't just being @rseholes) given a card? I saw a woman with one on a lanyard a few weeks back.

You can print it off the government website without any proof.
Not saying that woman was faking, but I've seen people wearing the lanyards that I know for a fact have no reason to be exempt.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

First I have heard of that Scuba

The brother in law carries a card with him.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

You can print it off the government website without any proof.
Not saying that woman was faking, but I've seen people wearing the lanyards that I know for a fact have no reason to be exempt.

Could you be bothered to do that just to avoid wearing a mask.

 

[Scubahood]

You can print it off the government website without any proof.
Not saying that woman was faking, but I've seen people wearing the lanyards that I know for a fact have no reason to be exempt.

Ahh right, I didn't realise anyone could get their hands on one. Bit daft that that's the case really

 

[Scubahood]

Could you be bothered to do that just to avoid wearing a mask.

I'm not shocked by anything some people do to be awkward and selfish any more, sadly.

 

[the_holgate_roof]

Ahh right, I didn't realise anyone could get their hands on one. Bit daft that that's the case really

Exactly, just basically bursts the enforcement bubble in one fell swoop, why haven’t official exemptions been issued?

 

[Scubahood]

Exactly, just basically bursts the enforcement bubble in one fell swoop, why haven’t official exemptions been issued?

Stupid isn't it. They should have to be issued by your GP.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

Stupid isn't it. They should have to be issued by your GP.

The brother in laws is issued by his GP.

 

[S7DiscoDown]

Great news. If someone genuinely can't wear a mask for 20mins then they should wear one of those stupid plastic visors.

I hope all supermarkets follow suit.