WASHINGTON — Target and CVS are the latest retailers to announce that they will require customers to wear masks or face coverings at their stores nationwide.
The announcements were made after other major companies like Walmart, Sam's Club, Kroger and Kohl's decided this week to require masks as confirmedcoronavirus casescontinue to rise across the country.
Starting August 1,Target will require all guests to wear masks or face coverings in all of their stores. However, that excludes those with underlying medical conditions and young children.
For any shoppers that don't have a mask, stores will provide disposable masks at store entrances. More than 80% of Target's stores already require shoppers to wear face coverings due to local and state regulations, the company said.
Target added that it will add signage, station employees at store entrances to remind shoppers to wear masks and have audio reminders playing throughout every store.
CVS tweetedon Thursday that its policy will go into effect on July 20.