Walmart to Check Temperatures of Store Workers Amid Coronavirus Crisis
March 31 2020 - 10:09AM
Dow Jones News
By Sarah Nassauer
Walmart Inc. will start taking temperatures of U.S. store
workers at the start of each shift and offering masks for those
employees who wish to wear them, the company said Tuesday.
"We are in the process of sending infrared thermometers to all
locations, which could take up to three weeks," the company said in
a blog post. Employees with a temperature of 100 degrees or higher
will be sent home with pay and will be unable to return until fever
free for three days.
The company said it would take one to two weeks for the masks to
arrive at its stores. "They will be high-quality masks, but not N95
respirators -- which should be reserved for at-risk health-care
workers," the company said.
Walmart is the country's largest private employer with around
1.5 million workers. Its stores have largely remained open in the
U.S., China and other areas throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
The company has been closing its U.S. locations overnight to allow
for cleaning, installing sneeze guards at registers and has
promoted social distancing with signs.
Write to Sarah Nassauer at sarah.nassauer@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 31, 2020 09:54 ET (13:54 GMT)
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