Slovakia eases shopping restrictions

by   CIJ iDesk I
2020-03-31   09:57
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Lines formed quickly Monday morning as Slovakia eased up ever so slightly on its rules governing the country's retail network. It's no longer just groceries and pharmacies that can open their doors but gardening shops, hardware stores, electronics suppliers and sewing materials shops as well. Leading retailers had asked the government to consult with them before taking the decision, but this doesn't appear to have taken place. Shop owners are required to provide disposable plastic gloves to all customers and only senior citizens can shop in the morning hours. Photos of lines of people outside shops were shared widely on social media, accompanied with jokes about a nostalgic return to the Socialist period that lines have come to symbolize.