“It will take up to three weeks for thermometers to arrive,” the retailer said in a release. “Once thermometers are there, Walmart will begin taking the temperature of its associates as they report to work.”
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The retailer said it is also requiring employees to maintain six feet of space between each other as safe social distancing, encouraging employees to wash hands for 20 seconds and requiring employees with a fever to stay home.
“Our COVID-19 emergency leave policy allows associates to stay home if they have any COVID-19 related symptoms, concerns, illness or are quarantined – knowing that their jobs will be protected,” Walmart said in a statement.
The company said it is also sending masks and gloves to all its stores, clubs and distribution centers. The masks will arrive in a week or two, the business said.
There are more than 4,750 Walmart stores in the United States, as well as 599 Sam’s Club stores. The retailer has has about 2.2 million employees worldwide, 1.5 million in the U.S. alone.
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