@narayani My understanding is that these cloth masks don't protect the wearer from breathing in virus laden air, but they are effective in preventing infected people breathing the virus out in airborne microdroplets. So we are supposed to wear masks in supermarkets etc. I am told by a friend in Cape Town that there is little wearing of masks nor enforcement by supermarkets in her area, but here in our little fishing village our law enforcement are working hard at keeping the virus out. Our local Spar supermarket won't allow anybody into the store without a mask, and have them for sale at the entrances. They also insist that our hands are sprayed with sanitizer before entering the store.
@ludwigsdiana Only because the butcher I use is at the harbour, and the butcheries are considered essential foods. Of course OK and Spar, our two supermarkets both have butchery sections, but I like going to an old fashioned butcher and buying meat that hasn't been packed into polystyrene trays covered in clingwrap... We have two butcheries, but the one I always go to is at the harbour.
