Walgreens to Require Face Covers at All Stores Chainwide
July 16 2020 - 2:08PM
Business Wire
Company taking further steps to help ensure
health and safety of customers and team members, supporting latest
recommendations from CDC
As growing numbers of health officials, including the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are now urging everyone
across the U.S. to wear face covers in public to help protect
communities and stem the spread of COVID-19, Walgreens is expanding
requirements for customers to wear face covers while in stores
across all Walgreens locations chainwide.
Face covers have already been mandatory at thousands of
Walgreens in states and jurisdictions where they are required. Now,
furthering the company’s commitment to health and wellbeing in
communities across America, Walgreens is asking customers at all
stores nationwide to wear face covers when entering the store.
There will be new and additional signage on exterior doors with
this information, stores will also be increasing the frequency of
reminders to customers via the stores’ intercom system. The change
will take effect Monday, July 20.
“We know that face covers can play a vital role in helping to
prevent the spread of COVID-19,” said Kevin Ban, Walgreens chief
medical officer. “As cases continue to rise in many parts of the
country, it’s critical we, as businesses and members of the
community, do everything we can to support recommendations of
health officials, both locally and nationally.”
About Walgreens
Walgreens (walgreens.com), one of the nation's largest drugstore
chains, is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), a global leader in
retail and wholesale pharmacy. Walgreens is proud to be a
neighborhood health, beauty and retail destination supporting
communities across the country, and was named to FORTUNE*
magazine’s 2019 Companies that Change the World list. Approximately
8 million customers interact with Walgreens in stores and online
each day. As of August 31, 2019, Walgreens operates 9,277
drugstores with a presence in all 50 states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, along with its
omnichannel business, Walgreens.com. Walgreens also provides
specialty pharmacy and mail services and offers in-store clinics
and other health care services throughout the United States, most
of which are operated by our health care strategic partners.
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