Shopping by appointment
From 3 March, shops will be able to receive customers by appointment. Shops will be able to receive 2 customers per floor at a time. Customers must make an appointment at least four hours in advance. Each customer slot must be a minimum of 10 minutes. This is to prevent contact between customers in the case of rapid customer turnover. And of course, the basic rules apply at all times: wear a face mask, stay 1.5 metres apart, follow the basic hygiene measures and stay at home if you have symptoms of COVID-19. Shopping by appointment may offer a way forward to small-scale retailers in particular.
Hygiene rules
- Wash your hands often.
- Wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds, then dry them thoroughly.
- Wash your hands before you go out, when you return home, after blowing your nose and of course before meals and after going to the toilet.
- Cough and sneeze into your elbow.
- Use paper tissues to blow your nose and discard them after use.
- Then wash your hands.
- Don’t shake hands with others.
The 1.5 metre rule
- Stay 1.5 metres (2 arms lengths) away from other people.
- This applies to everyone: in the street, in shops and other buildings and at work.
- People who live at the same address to not need to stay 1.5 metres apart.
- Keeping a distance of 1.5 metres reduces the chance of people infecting each other.
Face mask requirement
Everyone aged 13 or over is required to wear a face mask for general use in the following situations:
- In buildings and covered spaces that are accessible to the public (in so far as these are open). This includes:
- shops, town halls, airports, covered car parks and petrol stations;
- schools, while people are walking or standing. They can take off their face mask as soon as they have taken their seat.
- Both customers and staff should wear a face mask in locations where contact-based professions are carried out.
- On public transport, in stations, on platforms and at bus and tram stops.
In all these places wearing a face mask is required by law. If you do not wear a face mask, you risk being fined €95.