Aussie Supermarket Welcomes Return of Asymptomatic Critical Supply Chain Workers

People stand in line outside a Woolworths supermarket at a southern suburb of Brisbane, Australia, on Jan. 8, 2021. Jono Searle/Getty Images

Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has welcomed the Queensland government’s decision to exempt asymptomatic close contacts from isolating when they’re classified as a close contact of a COVID-19 case, allowing workers in the critical food and grocery supply chain to return to work.

“This is a proportionate response to challenges faced across the food and grocery supply chain, and the changes will assist us to continue to provide essentials to our customers,” a Woolworths Group spokesperson told The Epoch Times on Friday.