Summary
Image of customer at checkout with cashier behind a sneeze screen at Woolworths, Canterbury Rd, Blackburn South, 18th 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
Shopper at supermarket checkout. The female cashier is wearing a high-vis social distancing vest and standing behind a perspex screen. Green social distance markers are on the floor. The checkout next to the shopper is closed with green signage stating it is closed for social distancing purposes.
Physical Description
Digital colour photograph.
More Information
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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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Format
Photograph, JPG File
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Keywords
Photography, Shopping, Epidemics, Retail Sales, Public Health, Consumerism, Infectious Diseases, Personal Hygiene, Supermarkets, Public Education Campaigns, Signage, Safety Barriers, Pandemics, COVID-19 Pandemic, Social Distancing
