
In one now-closed seating area at the front of the [Grand Central Market], a woman sprayed and wiped down dozens of chair legs, seats and backs and tables. In other areas, cleaners took mops to the market’s floors and wiped down handrails and doorknobs.
Janitorial service ESCFederal is applying disinfectant as many as five times daily, compared with only once before the pandemic, in financial institutions, takeout restaurants and other businesses that remain open, said Todd Videon, chief executive officer of the West Chester, Pa.- based firm.
The nationwide company has suspended competition with rivals, pooling respirator masks and other protective gear, he said. “We’re all trying to work together,” Mr. Videon said. “This is a war.”
Carlton, Jim and Caldwell, Alicia A., “At the Mall Under Coronavirus: A Few Customers and Throngs of Cleaners.” The Wall Street Journal, 10 April 2020, www.wsj.com/articles/at-the-mall-under-coronavirus-a-few-customers-and-throngs-of-cleaners-11586520001.
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