Coronavirus: Instacart to provide masks, sanitizer, thermometers to drivers
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/04/03/coronavirus-instacart-to-provide-masks-sanitizer-thermometers-to-drivers/
After a walkout this week by workers over coronavirus-safety issues and pay, groceries-to-your-door giant Instacart says it will provide free face masks, hand sanitizer and forehead thermometers to the people who shop for and deliver food to households.
The cotton-and-polyester masks will be washable and reusable and won’t affect supplies for health care professionals, the company said this week. The reusable forehead thermometers will provide an accurate reading in about 15 seconds, according to the San Francisco company. The shopping-and-delivery workers, which Instacart calls “shoppers,” will be able to order the safety items online starting next week, the firm said in a statement Thursday.