City officials in London, Ont., responded on Tuesday after a photo that appears to show a long lineup outside a local Costco was posted online, prompting concerns about social distancing amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Shelby Herbstreit posted the photo on Facebook just before 10 a.m. Tuesday. It showed a string of people with shopping carts standing on a sidewalk.
In a caption accompanying the image, Herbstreit wrote the photo was captured outside a Costco store in the city’s north end. “This is NOT okay,” Herbstreit’s Facebook post read. “There are other stores that can be shopped at all over the city for essentials.” The post has since garnered nearly 7,500 shares. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus