China has arguably been hit the hardest by the coronavirus.

Wuhan, where it all began, has turned into a ghost town.

CNN took the time to visit one of the most popular wholesale stores in China recently to see how people are carrying out their everyday tasks and chores, as the virus spreads.

Shanghai is home to China’s only Costco, a wholesale store imported from the United States where customers can purchase items in bulk.

At the moment, the Chinese Costco is only allowing 1000 customers into the store at a time. On top of this, once you’ve braved the queue outside the store, an employee will take your temperature and your trolley will be individually sanitised by a mask-wearing assistant.

You can also find masked announcers in the aisles, warning people to keep at least one metre away from each other.

If you get too close to someone, there will be consequences.

Check it out:

I wouldn’t be opposed to aisle monitors becoming a regular thing.

While Costco has put many safety measures in place for its customers, the shop is still encouraging customers to spend as little time in the store as possible. The store has also changed its canteen policy, prohibiting customers from eating in the store and providing only a take-out service.

Costco’s measures seem to have shoppers feeling a whole lot more confident about their grocery outings, while other consumers have chosen to opt for more novel shopping experiences.

For those wanting to avoid crowds enclosed within vast grocery stores, there is the option of mobile food trucks. Many older Chinese shoppers prefer to wait for the mobile store to swing by their area, where they can safely wait outside the van for their carefully-prepared and sanitised food.

[source:cnn]