Major retailers stopped short of requiring masks as the death rate slowed in late spring and many states 'reopened' their economies by lifting stay-at-home orders.
saying some Ohioans found the mandate"offensive."
"We know some people have differing opinions on this topic. We also recognize the role we can play to help protect the health and well-being of the communities we serve by following the evolving guidance of health officials like the CDC," Walmart officials said in a blog post Wednesday. COVID-19 has killed one-fifth the number of Americans who died from the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918.
The outbreak has killed many times more Americans than major historic disasters: The 9/11 terrorist attacks killed 3,000; the Galveston Hurricane in 1900 killed 12,000. The U.S. death toll has exceeded most U.S. wars, including World War I, which killed 117,000. Cincinnati-based Kroger operates regional supermarket chains in 35 states, including Fred Meyer, Harris Teeter, Ralphs, Mariano's, Fry's, Smith's, King Soopers, QFC and others. The company employs 460,000 workers nationwide and operates nearly 2,800 stores.
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