TODAY-June 5

Planning a trip to the supermarkets requires some strategy these days and the crowds are not looking to shrink in the coming months. In the mornings, early larks flock there to get first dip on the best produce. In the evenings and over the weekends, there are even more people headed there. Safe distancing? Forget about it.

Accountant Michelle Chia, who goes to the NTUC FairPrice Xtra supermarket in Ang Mo Kio Hub twice a week, said that with most retail shops still remaining closed for the time being, supermarkets have been the go-to place for many to “just shop around and be out of their houses for a while”.  Not only has this resulted in more traffic at supermarkets, shoppers are also not observing safe distancing, which is “worrying”, the 31-year-old said.

Read more at: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/safe-distancing-its-not-happening-supermarkets-and-people-just-dont-care-shoppers-say