Supermarkets are high-risk sites of infection for Covid-19 because of a disregard of hygiene standards, a group of health, environmental and development professionals has claimed. "Despite some supermarkets exercising caution with standards improving in recent days, the inconsistency in upholding standards is worrying," the Irish Global Health Network said in a statement as it published guidelines for shoppers to help reduce the spread of Covid-19. "Supermarkets are exercising caution with standards improving in recent days, the inconsistency in upholding standards is worrying," the statement added.
The guidelines set out a number of protocols to help the public protect themselves before, during and after shopping to help reduce the.