Name changed for this.
Why? Why are the likes of Ryman and WH Smith open in tier 4? I get that some places need to open but how can the owners of these stores justify putting so many lives at risk by forcing their workers in to work when the virus is growing and spreading so rapidly? Of course if they close this impacts on job security but right now I feel people’s lives are far more important.
From the BBC in regards to the new variant:
It is rapidly replacing other versions of the virus
It has mutations that affect part of the virus likely to be important
Some of those mutations have already been shown in the lab to increase the ability of the virus to infect cells
Stores such as these have found loopholes that allow them to open (services such as DHL which can be done online) and are using it as an excuse to flog all their usual wares whilst other businesses go under.
Yes yes the economy etc but surely...do the right thing and close...? Looking online these stores will even be open on Boxing Day. Have they no thought for their staff? Whilst the big bosses sit at home these individuals are forced on buses and trains to get to work and are exposed to hundreds of people per day...for what???