Coronavirus: Big Box blitz reveals only 69% of Ontario stores following COVID-19 guidelines

Monte McNaughton, Ontario’s minister of labour, training and skills, said Wednesday that safety inspectors conducted a blitz of 242 big box stores over the weekend and found only 69 per cent of chain stores complied with COVID-19 guidelines. Infractions, he said, ranged from failing to following social distancing rules, failing to install PPE and neglecting to follow masking protocols.

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