Walmart will begin taking the temperatures of its employees and performing other health tests to screen for coronavirus in its employees.
The measure is the latest step from the retailer to keep its workers safe and help curb the spread of coronavirus during the pandemic.
"Any associate with a temperature of 100.0 degrees will be sent home, asked to seek medical treatment if necessary, and told to not return to work until they are fever-free for at least 3 days," Walmart wrote in a statement.
The company plans to ship infrared thermometers to all of its Walmart and Sam's Club stores within the next three weeks.
Any employee who registers a temperature of more than 100.0 degrees will be asked to go home or the doctor, but they will be paid for coming into work. Workers with high fevers won't be able to come back to work until their temperatures have returned to normal levels.
To protect workers and customers, Walmart and Sam’s Club is installing sneeze guards in pharmacies and cash registers in the coming weeks. The company will also provide masks and gloves for workers to wear if they want to.
To deal with the heavy influx of customers coming into their stores and raising the threat of spreading coronavirus, Walmart has reduced store hours. This gives workers a chance to do more cleaning and restock shelves.
Walmart also recently said it would give its full-time hourly associates $300 and part-time hourly associates $150, as special bonuses for working through the coronavirus pandemic.
Any employees who contract coronavirus or have to quarantine during the pandemic will be eligible for up to two weeks of pay.
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