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Lucadg | 6 years ago

In Bulgaria between 8.30 and 10.30 shops are open for the elderly only. I'm not sure how effective this is but it strikes me as a good low tech move.

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saiya-jin|6 years ago

Same is Slovakia. When looking on handling the covid spread, it seems that generally central/east european countries are doing surprisingly good job compared to western europe, which is rather clueless and is paying/will a rather pay high price for this incompetence.

ashwoods|6 years ago

I think it’s far too soon , and naive, to make such a statement. It’s easy to see some of the mistakes done by Spain and Italy in hindsight, but I don’t see central and Eastern Europe doing any better.

Lucadg|6 years ago

I'm afraid little testing helps keep numbers low. They tested 5000 people since a few days ago in Bulgaria.

philliphaydon|6 years ago

Singapore does 7am till 8am, you need a senior citizen card, or be taking care of a senior citizen / person with disability to get in during this time.

I think this is really great. When I go it's often crowded because people are still panicking.

Brakenshire|6 years ago

I’m not sure it’s a great idea because older people are far more likely to catch the disease, so you’re crowding the most susceptible, most at-risk demographic together. But I’m not sure there’s an alternative. It’s better if the hours are longer.

threentaway|6 years ago

Some stores in Washington state (US) have elected to implement this, but it is not a legal requirement.

bpye|6 years ago

Happening in Canada as well, Save-On-Foods, Shoppers Drug Mart, Real Canadian Superstore and London Drugs at least - there may be others. London Drugs have also added an hour for healthcare workers and first responders at the end of the day.