Shopping with a mask in autumn?
Aldi, Rewe and Edeka are also reacting
Created: 06/10/2022 13:14
By: Dominik Jahn
The discussion about a mask requirement for indoor areas is ongoing.
Supermarkets and discounters such as Aldi, Rewe and Edeka have to deal with the question of implementation.
Not only Kaufland and Lidl have a clear line, while the pressure in the federal government for the introduction is growing.
There is currently a debate about tightening the corona rules from autumn and winter.
Mouth and nose protection should therefore be worn again, especially indoors.
Supermarkets and discounters such as Aldi, Edeka and Rewe have now also reacted to the plans of the federal government.
When asked by
echo24.de
, Kaufland and Lidl have already made clear statements about their line.
As early as 2021, the possible introduction of the 2G rule when shopping was a big topic in government and retail.
Mask requirement when shopping?
No trade association recommendation for Aldi and Co.
According to the
German Retail Association
, there will be no recommendation for grocers.
A spokesman referred our editorial staff to the relevant specialist knowledge of the federal government's experts: "However, the expertise to decide when which measures make sense and how long they should be maintained lies with politicians and the science advising them."
Aldi | |
Headquarters | meal |
Sales volume: | $106.3 billion (2019) |
Founding: | 1961 in Essen |
However, as before,
“in every phase of the pandemic”
we will continue to do everything
“to contain Corona as effectively and quickly as possible”
.
Mask requirement when shopping: After Kaufland and Lidl, Aldi, Rewe and Edeka also comment
After the Schwarz Group had already set a clear line for its industry giants Kaufland and Lidl, Aldi, Edeka and Rewe are now also commenting on
echo24.de
about a possible mask requirement when shopping from autumn.
At Aldi Süd, reference is made above all to the still existing “disinfection stations on the shopping trolley boxes and in the entrance area”.
In the event of a possible mask requirement when shopping, one also wants to be guided by the Corona Protection Ordinances of the respective federal states and the Corona Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance.
According to
RUHR24
, the large food retailers in North Rhine-Westphalia have already commented on this.
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At Edeka and Rewe you stay on the same line.
The supermarkets and discounters will strictly adhere to the government guidelines.
At Rewe it says: “We are implementing the orders made by the authorities accordingly.
This has been practice for our employees in the stores nationwide since the beginning of the pandemic and will remain so even with new decisions.” Own measures or a specially implemented mask requirement when shopping is not to be expected.
Government is putting pressure on the subject of wearing masks indoors
Whether there will actually be a mask requirement when shopping in autumn and winter is also completely open in the federal government.
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is meanwhile pushing massively for the introduction of a mask requirement for indoor areas.
In a post on Twitter, he referred to the rapidly increasing numbers around the Oktoberfest in Munich.
He writes: "But the development shows what will happen if the countries wait too long with the mask requirement indoors."