The director of the Coordination Centre of Alerts and Emergencies, Fernando Simon, has explained this on Wednesday, during a hearing held after learning of the new data on the status of the coronavirus in Spain, that the use of masks among the general population is “highly recommended”. Despite the fact that is not advocate that is set up as an obligation, since there are several groups that have difficulties to use them, the epidemiologist told us that its use is “very desirable”.
Especially after the next few weeks, when the Spanish society begin to take to the streets as a result of the desescalada. For that same reason, and in order to give response to the needs of the population, different supermarkets have begun to sell masks at their establishments. From Day and Lidl to Carrefour. Find out what type of face masks are selling and, above all, at what price.
Lidl sells 50 units to 29,99 euros: € 0.60 unit
During these last days, the supermarkets have begun to sell masks in their various establishments. One of them is Lidl, as was announced through the social networks, sells a pack of masks disposable from the last Tuesday in the different establishments spread throughout Barcelona. A package consisting of 50 disposable respirators, which came to the market at a price of 29,99€.
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The pack of 50 masks, with relevant approvals, will have a price of 29,99€, 0.60€ per unit, and in addition to all the measures to meet the current needs.
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That is to say, to $ 0.60 per unit. With respect to the availability of masks in the rest of communities, from Lidl have explained that the masks have come this Thursday to the different establishments spread throughout Madrid and that will be incorporated progressively to the 600 stores spread all over the country. In short, Lidl offers moreveneers of a single-use feature relevant approvals to prevent both the spread as contamination.
Day offers a pack of 50 units to 30 euros starting this Thursday in your web page
Starting this Thursday, Group Day also offered for sale masks in your web page, what allow you to distribute this product to more than 500 Spanish towns and cities. Specifically, a pack of 50 masks disposable, similar to that which we can find in Lidl, that may be purchased for 30 euros. Therefore, and as is the case with the German firm, Group Day sell this product without any margin “to respond to the current needs of the population.”
As they explained on their website, the pack includes surgical face masks 3-layer filtration for more than 95% bacteria (BFE), with CE marking and complies with the standard UNE-en 14683: 2014. Given that by the time you have taken to selling 500,000 units, the company has limited sales to one box per order to avoid that people buy in mass.
Carrefour offers boxes of 10 units at a price of 8,90 euros
Among the companies that have begun to sell masks disposable protective we can also find a Carrefour, which it began last Saturday selling boxes of 10 units for 8,90 euros in Madrid. A deal that would extend from the past Monday to the rest of the company in a progressive way, such as publicizing through a press release.
In the release, the company explained that are surgical masks, sanitary, non-reusable with a filtration efficiency of 95% and very good breathability indicated for both adults and children from 12 years.
From Eroski until Ahorramas
Among the other supermarkets, has announced the arrival of masks to their establishments we can also find others like Eroski and Ahorramas. In the case of Eroski, the basque company has announced the arrival of disposable respirators in almost forty supermarkets located in Bizkaia and Alava through a press release. However, and face the next few weeks, the company expects to sell this type of products in the rest of establishments in the Basque Country: “The forecast is that in the next few weeks, this protection material is available in the entire network of shops of Eroski in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country”. At the moment it is unknown whether it will reach the rest of establishments spread all over the country.
Surgical face masks with three layers, with adapter, nasal and clamping by elastic in the part of the ear, they are available in boxes of 50 units. Like other companies, and until the supply returns to normal, since Eroski explain that their purchase is limited to one box per person and day so that the maximum number of consumers to have access to the product in question.
Meanwhile, Ahorramas has announced through its social networks has been on sale more than 1,500,000 disposable respirators. On this occasion, the supermarket chain has announced that the sale will be limited to two packs per customer. A package, composed of ten units, which will have the same disposable respirators that provide the rest of the companies. Finally, Alcampo had also put masks on sale through its web page. However, and due to the high demand for this product is out of stock.
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