After being deemed an essential service by the province, Covent Garden Market is ready to reopen its doors as a grocery store to service Londoners in the downtown core.
The market initially closed on March 18 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in a statement on their Facebook page, stated it would reopen on Wednesday. “We have decided to open to satisfy the needs of many of our customers who live in the downtown who have nowhere to buy groceries.” Usher said there are some ‘drastic changes’ to the market, including removing all seating and changing to takeout options only.
To keep people safe, the market will have a security guard screening people before they go in and keeping track of numbers to control crowds. “It’s exactly the