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Amazon begins temperature checks and will provide surgical masks at warehouses

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265 points ajaviaad | 5 comments | 02 Apr 20 14:47 UTC | HN request time: 1.669s | source
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ceejayoz ◴[02 Apr 20 15:25 UTC] No.22760027[source]▶
Our local grocery store chain (Wegmans) finally let workers wear masks last night, as well.
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ssully ◴[02 Apr 20 15:28 UTC] No.22760062[source]▶
The Trader Joe's near me took the most serious steps so far. They are limiting to 30 people in the store at a time and setup 'lanes' six feet apart for carts to lineup for checkout. When you checkout, they take the cart and have you stand back while they ring up and bag your stuff. When it's time to pay they back up from the register and let you pay and take your own receipt. I say these are the most serious steps because the other grocery stores near me haven't changed much of anything last time I went to them.

It was a little weird at first, but I am willing to go through whatever hoops to make the grocery workers comfortable.

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1. andrewSC ◴[02 Apr 20 15:31 UTC] No.22760113[source]▶
How does the process described help prevent the issue of an infected person placing grocery items in the cart while shopping, only to have the cashier touch them at a later point in time?
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2. ssully ◴[02 Apr 20 15:34 UTC] No.22760136[source]▶
It doesn't, but it helps keep people separated. I did notice each cashier had their own bottle of hand sanitizer, so that could help if they used it after each transaction. Personally, I would still want gloves and a surgical mask if I were them.
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3. dangus ◴[02 Apr 20 15:36 UTC] No.22760162[source]▶
I'm not an expert, but, if in the described scenario the cashier doesn't touch their face and they frequently wash hands/change gloves, I don't think this method of transmission is as effective as close proximity transmission via the humid air coming in and out of your nose and mouth.
4. andrewSC ◴[02 Apr 20 15:40 UTC] No.22760207[source]▶
Ahh gotcha, I see now. I definitely think something is better than nothing in this context and would help slow and/or reduce transmission in general! Just wasn't sure if I had missed something or what have you.
5. umanwizard ◴[02 Apr 20 17:02 UTC] No.22761091[source]▶
Comments like this are maddening.

No mitigation effort is perfect. Not even vaccines work perfectly.

The point is to reduce the average number of people that each infected person spreads the disease to. Not to get it to 0, which is impossible.