Sainsbury’s Call Police to Eject Woman Who Refused To Wear Mask

Spanish Experts Warn Against Doubling Up On Masks

Image: Pixabay

Sainsbury’s Call Police to Eject Woman Who Refused To Wear Mask.

A woman at Sainsbury’s in Dartford challenged two officers from Kent Police over their request to be shown proof of exemption from wearing a face mask or covering. The police had no choice but to escort the woman off the premises. Due to coronavirus restrictions, covering faces in retail areas has been mandatory without a specific medical exemption since July.

However, there is some ambiguity in the law on the need to provide proof of it. With the public’s growing frustration at the start of a third national lockdown, major supermarkets Morrisons and Sainsbury’s said they would not serve shoppers without a mask or a medical exemption.

The gov.uk website says police can take measures if members of the public do not comply with the face-covering law without a valid exemption. But, on the same page, it also says those with an age, health or disability reason for not wearing a face-covering do not “routinely need to show any written evidence of this”.


Thank you for taking the time to read this news article “Sainsbury’s Call Police to Eject Woman Who Refused To Wear Mask”. For more UK daily news, Spanish daily news and Global news stories, visit the Euro Weekly News home page.

Author badge placeholder
Written by

Tony Winterburn

Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews

Comments