It will be a while until the world can accurately quantify the total damage the Covid pandemic has caused on the global economy. In South Africa, as anywhere else, the retail sector has been deemed too essential to shut during lockdowns. But that has hardly insulated the sector from the worst effects of this deadly virus.
If there is anything we can learn from 2020, it is that Covid-19 has a way of setting us back if we relax and fail to take the necessary measures to prevent new infections. Even with the promise of vaccinations that will start soon, we must be wary of getting complacent as we are still recording infections.
Supermarkets have been implementing measures to protect their workforce and customers from COVID-19 and must continue to do so. This must continue with the same vigour and discipline right until we have completely eradicated this virus.
The measures retailers are taking to limit their exposure to Covid-19 include putting distancing markers and regulating the number of people in the store at any time, using sanitising wipes to clean trolley handles, putting screens between till staff and shoppers, and switching to contactless payment cards that restrict physical contact between workers and customers.
Many restaurants and stores have also gone the extra mile by implementing a curbside pick-up system which allows customers to order online and pick up the same day. Your parcel or takeaway is brought out to you while you wait in your car. Displaying COVID-19 safety guidelines prominently within stores and reminding guests to sanitise and keep a safe distance has also been key preventing new infections.
Printing companies are helping the healthcare sector manage the Covid risk
The healthcare industry is on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare providers’ needs for printing services only increased with the pandemic. Hospitals have been overwhelmed by the influx of patients and need all the support they can get.
With more patients, more printing is required in hospitals and clinic to collect information, correspond with insurance providers, and display social distancing and other safety rules, just to name a few. Printing companies have to a large extent, thus, been a major reason why the Covid-19 response has been as successful as it has been.
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