From January 25th, an FFP2 mask must be worn in shops and on public transport. In some supermarkets, customers can get the mask free of charge.
According to the federal government, FFP2 masks will be required in retail from January 25th. The rush of customers for the FFP2 masks was just as great in the last few days as the uncertainty among the population. Billa, Merkur and Penny therefore provide every customer from Monday, January 25th. until Wednesday, January 27th the first FFP2 mask available for free. This offer is valid while stocks last at the respective location.
“The demand for FFP2 masks has been really high in the last few days. We have noticed that there is also great uncertainty about the availability of FFP2 masks,” explains REWE International AG board member Marcel Haraszti on Saturday.
And further: “That is why we have decided to counteract this and take the pressure off a bit by making the first FFP2 mask available to our customers free of charge from Monday during the first days of the FFP2 mask wearing.”
This means that customers can “shop with us safely and in accordance with the regulations of the federal government”, continues REWE International AG board member Marcel Haraszti.
In the past few days there has been an increased demand for FFP2 masks in the entire food trade. Sufficient masks will be available at the start of the FFP2 mask requirement on Monday, January 25th. Over 5 million masks have already been delivered to Billa, Merkur and Penny, and another 15 million have been ordered.
The masks are delivered regularly. This means that customers are reliably supplied, where masks are temporarily out of stock, replenishments are delivered from local producers.
