NEW: Walmart will require customers to wear masks in its more than 5,000 stores in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus, the company announced Wednesday.
Walmart joins several national chains in requiring masks in their retail stores. Costco began requiring its members to wear facial coverings in its warehouses in May. Starbucks begins its face covering mandate this week across its 9,000 locations. Next week, Best Buy will require all of its shoppers to wear masks.
While there is no nationwide mandate to wear a mask, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged people to wear a cloth face covering in public. The measure has shown to help stem the spread of the coronavirus,But facial coverings have become a lightning rod across the country as people have come to see wearing masks as a violation of their constitutional rights. President Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested that people only wear a mask if they choose to do so, even as Dr.
“We know some people have differing opinions on this topic,” Walmart said in a press release. “We also recognize the role we can play to help protect the health and well-being of the communities we serve by following the evolving guidance of health officials like the CDC.” About 65 percent of its stores and clubs are located in areas where there is some form of government mandate on face coverings, the company said.
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