Summary
Image of a sign explaining that customer numbers were being limited in store to help maintain social distancing, at Woolworths, Blackburn South, 18 May 2020.
This photograph was taken during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Melbourne in 2020. It references the public health strategies that were in place to reduce the risk of infection with the virus for staff and customers. These strategies included social distancing as a key measure, perspex safety screens, cashless payment and hand hygiene.
Description of Content
Large black and white notice in a supermarket.
Physical Description
Digital colour photograph.
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Place & Date Depicted
Blackburn South, Canterbury Road, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 May 2020
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Organisation Depicted
Blackburn South, Woolworths Limited, Blackburn South, Canterbury Road, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 May 2020
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Digital file, JPEG
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Inscriptions
Sign in the image states "To help maintain social distancing while you shop, we have introduced a limit to the number of customers in this store at any one time. Please allow the elderly or those who require assistance to the front of the queue.' An illustration also shows a representation of two customers with a trolley between them, noting 1.5 m distance.
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Keywords
Photography, Shopping, Epidemics, Retail Sales, Public Health, Consumerism, Infectious Diseases, Personal Hygiene, Supermarkets, Public Education Campaigns, Pandemics, COVID-19 Pandemic, Social Distancing
