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Businesses adjust cleaning measures amid coronavirus pandemic

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Businesses adjust cleaning measures amid coronavirus pandemic
Businesses adjust cleaning measures amid coronavirus pandemic

Businesses adjust their cleaning measures to help combat the spread of coronavirus.

FROM THE GROCERYSTORE TO THEPARKS"YOU ARE LIKELYNOT ALONE.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER NICK STARLINGCAUGHT UP WITH SOMEPEOPLE ON HOW THEYARE ADHERING TO THE SIXFEET DISTANCE -- WHILEALSO ENJOYING THE DAY.Becky FormanWe've done a lot of projects,like getting flowers.IT'S THE PERFECT DAY FORBECKY FORMAN AND CHRISREEVES--TO DO SOMEYARD WORK AND BUYFLOWERS.Chris ReevesI don't think we shouldcompletely shut down ourlives because this is going on,we do have to take ourprecautions.TO HELP KEEP THESECUSTOMERS' PEACE OFMINE-WALDOGREENHOUSE ADDEDEXTRA HEALTH MEASURES.Craig Fischman, owner of WaldoGreenhouseAt our counter, for ourregister, we are signing forpeople, that is one of thechanges we are changes wehave initiated.Cara Mullen, owner of WaldoGreenhouseWe wipe everything downespecially up at our counterand we have the handsanitizer, masks.NICK:EVEN INSIDE THISGREENHOUSE, THEOWNERS HAVE OPENED UPTHESE DOORS,PREVENTING CUSTOMERSFROM TOUCHING THESEHANDLES, EVEN HAVING AFAN HERE CIRCULATINGAIR THROUGHOUT THISGREENHOUSE.Craig Fischman, owner of WaldoGreenhouseWe're keeping a distance fromfolks and letting them shoparound and trying to stay backfrom them as they're checkingout.WE ALSO NOTICED AT GASSTATIONS-PEOPLE BEINGCAUTIOUS USING A NAPKINTO HOLD-WHILE PUMPINGGAS.AT GROCERY STORES-THEY'RE CLEANINGMORE-SO ARECUSTOMERS.David Safley, KCMO residentDoing things like wiping off thecarts, when we go just to trythat extra precaution.Janice Kinney, KCMO residentI'm still going buI'm reallytrying to find non-peak hours.And I've been going to likeTrader Joes which is keepingthings like super clean and if Ipull in and there's a half dozencars I don't even go in.IT'S A NEW SOCIAL NORMWE'RE ALL GETTINGADJUSTED TO-Janice Kinney, KCMO residentWe're doing more than 6 feet,we're doing 10 feet plus.DOING OUR PART TO SLOWTHE SPEED OF THECORONAVIRUS-WHILESTILL ENJOYING A NICEDAY.Chris Reeves, KCMO residentI think if everyone uses somecommon sense, and you don'tinvade other people spaceand you make sure you're notcoughing or sneezing, andblowing on people you'll bealright.Janice Kinney, KCMO residentWe are doing our best toliterally talk to our neighborsacross the way.BUT DOCTORS STILL WANTPEOPLE TO TAKE THE STAYAT HOME SUGGESTIONS --SERIOUSLY.DR. LEE NORMANthis is not about gaming thesystem and playing with wordsto skate around theexceptions and theexemptions is really abouttaking it seriously and stayinghome staying"REPORTING IN KANSASCITY.NICK STARLING41 ACTION NEWS

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