The Supermarket Association of Trinidad and Tobago (SATT) Wednesday said its members will not be adopting the ‘safe zone’ initiative that was rolled out by the government as part of the efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has killed 2, 454 and infected 81, 857 others since March last year.
“This means we were forced to embrace the flood of information that was coming out of the leading worldwide health authorities, with respect to the use of PPE, sanitation and what would eventually become the health protocols of hand washing, mask wearing and social distancing,” it said, adding that its members “are uniquely positioned to deal with it having done so for the period since March 2020”
SATT said that it has also held talks with the Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association to determine the best way to manage numbers, signage, wearing of masks, regular public ads reminders, sinks to be used and other safety measures.
“We also have been proactive in the education of our customers as a national body in tandem with several NGO’s to sensitize and create COVID-19 awareness. We were also the chief pioneer of vaccination efforts having vaccinated close to 70,000 persons,” SATT added.
Source – Cananewsonline
