This is the first time since the onset of the pandemic that the chain is requiring a face covering in-store.
Going into a Walmart or Sam’s Club store for the foreseeable future will require a face covering for the first time.
“We know this is a simple step everyone can take for their safety and the safety of others in our facilities,” Smith added. “According to the CDC, face coverings help decrease the spread of COVID-19, and because the virus can be spread by people who don’t have symptoms and don’t know they are infected, it’s critically important for everyone to wear a face covering in public and social distance.”
Major retailers that currently have a mask requirement in all stores include Apple, Costco and Best Buy. This, along with the politicization of mask-wearing by the Trump administration and some other Republican politicians, has led to numerous instances of people across the U.S. belligerently refusing to wear masks in stores. Video of such moments have become a viral sensation on social media. They also show retail workers taking the brunt of the outrage.
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