Winn-Dixie Reverses No Mask Policy as COVID Cases Surge

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Winn-Dixie Reverses No Mask Policy as COVID Cases Surge

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LEAD: Winn-Dixie has announced a change in their customer facemask policy.

In a sudden reversal Jacksonville-based supermarket chain Winn-Dixie joins a growing number of stores requiring Customers wear masks. In a statement Monday parent company Southeastern Grocers says the mask requirement that goes into effect July 27th is in response to the continued rise of positive COVID cases in southeast communities. Director of Corporate Communications and Government Affairs Joe Caldwell took the statement a step further in advocating legislation that would remove the burden of enforcement from frontline workers.

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LEAD: A Policy Change is coming to Winn-Dixie next week...

Winn-Dixie has changed its mind about mask requirements as positive cases in Florida exceed 10,000 for the fifth consecutive day. The Jacksonville-based company attributes the policy change to the continued rise of positive COVID cases in the southeast. In a statement issued Monday Southeastern Grocers Director Joe Caldwell called on lawmakers to remove the burden of enforcement from employers, saying that it should be placed on state and federally elected officials. Customers will be required to wear masks beginning July 27th.

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Winn Dixie will soon require customers to wear facemasks

The Jacksonville-based parent company of Winn-Dixie announced a reversal to their "no mask policy." The newly announced mask requirement that goes into effect Monday is in response to the surging positive COVID-19 cases across the southeast,

this according to a statement from Corporate Communication and Government Affairs Director Joe Caldwell. Winn-Dixie joins a growing number of stores mandating masks, including Walmart and Publix

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