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- Pharmacists at CVS and Walgreens describe nerve-racking interactions with potentially infected customers as locations are overrun during the coronavirus pandemic (Business Insider)
- DATCP served Walgreens with cease and desist letters for unlawfully raising prices on foods, cleaning products and personal hygiene supplies (Leader Telegram)
- Walgreens did not inform the public or relevant authorities when confirmed cases of Covid-19 are found at their stores (South Coast Today)
- Worse still, they did not even tell their managers that there were potential cases of COVID-19 at the store until after the tests came back positive, which took five days (South Coast Today)
- Waived their prescription drug home delivery charges during the time of pandemic, along with delivery for online orders (Yahoo! Finance)
- Walgreens stores will open at 8 a.m., with the full hour from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. dedicated to senior citizens. This hour is also available to their caregivers and immediate family may also visit the store during this time (Walgreens)
- To assist team members with unexpected expenses incurred during the pandemic as they are doing everything they can to support customers, patients and communities across America, they are providing a one-time payment of $300 for full-time and $150 for part-time hourly team members working in their stores and distribution centres (Walgreens)
- Paid leave for any employees testing positive for COVID or quarantined because another employee is affected (Walgreens)
- No penalty for self-isolating (employees can use PTO or take unpaid leave and still have a job) (Walgreens)