Grocery store workers are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic

by Bangor Daily News

Sat, March 21st 2020, 9:03 PM UTC

PORTLAND - A woman walks into the Hannaford on Forest Avenue in Portland on Friday. As COVID-19 spreads through Maine, some grocery store associates at large chains like Hannaford and Whole Foods have expressed concern that safeguards and sick leave policies aren't enough to keep people safe. (Troy Bennett, BDN)

PORTLAND - A Whole Foods associate sanitizes a shopping cart in Portland. As with other large grocery chains, Whole Foods is only granting paid sick time to employees who have received positive tests for the coronavirus, alarming workers who note the scarce availability of tests statewide. (Troy Bennett, BDN)

SCARBOROUGH - A woman begins shopping at Hannaford at precisely 7 a.m. Moments earlier, an acquaintance in the parking lot apologized to her, telling her that the toilet paper he had just bought was the last roll. (Nick Schroeder, BDN)

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PORTLAND - A woman walks into the Hannaford on Forest Avenue in Portland on Friday. As COVID-19 spreads through Maine, some grocery store associates at large chains like Hannaford and Whole Foods have expressed concern that safeguards and sick leave policies aren't enough to keep people safe. (Troy Bennett, BDN)

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