More Info →Foxton New World Supermarket - COVID-19 Pandemic

Description

Foxton New World erect a gazebo to shelter waiting customers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the nationwide alert level 4, starting 11.59pm 25 March 2000, all the population was required to stay at home. There were severe travel restrictions, with all educational facilities and non-essential businenesses closed. People were permitted to shop for food at a local supermarket, with social distancing required. A lot of people switched to online shopping. There was a limited number of people permitted in the supermarket at any time and people were required to maintain a distance of at least 2 metres, both inside and outside the supermarket.

The alert level was lowered to level 3 on 27 April, partially lifting some lockdown restrictions and down to level 2 on 13 May 2000.

Identification

Object type

Image

Date

April 2020

Digitisation ID

2020BD_IMCA-DigitalMaster_030753

Format

Born Digital

Held In

"IMCA Digital Archive"