'People working in the supermarkets should be picking all of the fruit and veg up and setting it back down with protection,' he said. Luckily he noted a large proportion of shelf stackers and general workers wearing gloves and disinfecting their hands at every turn. The best course of action is to wash your fruit and vegetables with soap as soon as you bring them home, not simply relying on the high heat of cooking them to 'kill' the virus. While she doesn't work in the fruit and veg area, the employee thought nothing had changed in that area, however they may soon be incorporating special cleaning procedures. Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Coles and Woolworths to ask if any further safety procedures are to be implemented in stores.

Source: Daily Mail March 25, 2020 06:17 UTC