Letters to the Editor: Wearing masks in healthcare settings

A man wearing a face mask outside Allcare pharmacy Dublin with a Covid-19 poster on display in the window. 

As I live alone in a village, I have no choice but to go to my local pharmacy to have my prescription filled. My medication includes a couple of inhalers for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, medication for type-2
diabetes, painkillers for my constant headaches and for my arthritis, and medication for depression and anxiety.

In short, I am very susceptible to Covid and the very real fear of potentially contracting the disease. These are facts that are known to the pharmacist. Yet, on more than one occasion, I have had to reprimand the shop assistants for allowing and serving customers who are ignoring the Covid protocols and entering without any face-coverings.