Police have spent much of the day checking the identity and addresses of customers outside the Coles store in the Bacchus Marsh Village shopping centre.
The officers – working as a pair – are believed to be from outside Bacchus Marsh and working as part of Operation Sentinel.
Metropolitan Coles stores are subject to a list of product limits, while regional stores – including Bacchus Marsh – are not.
A spokesperson for Coles Australia they had not requested a police presence, and had no control over ID checks outside the supermarket.
Reports have also filtered in of people caught without photo ID. One woman said she used a utility bill to prove where she lived. Another customer came to the store by bus and was not carrying a drivers licence.
## Meanwhile Coles Chief Executive Steven Cain said extra cleaning was being carried out in high-contact areas including trolley handles, baskets, checkouts, self-serve areas and pin-pads. Perspex screens have also been installed at checkouts.
“We ask all customers not to enter a store if they are unwell, to wash hands before going shopping and to make use of the sanitiser station located at the front of every store, “ he said.
“We would also encourage you to use our Coles product-finder app.
“Please continue to treat our team members with respect and only purchase the products you need.”
** Metropolitan Coles supermarkets, Coles Online and Coles Express stores (in areas such as Melton and Wyndham) are subject to product limits:
ONE PACKET EACH:
Toilet Paper
TWO PRODUCTS EACH:
Pasta
Rice
Flour
Sugar
Fresh White Milk
Chicken Breast
Long-life milk
Chicken Thigh
Chilled Pasta
Eggs
Frozen Vegetables
Mince Meat
Frozen Fruit
Frozen Chips
Tissues
Frozen Desserts
Hand Sanitiser
Paper Towels
Liquid Soaps
Coles is updating news on its stores at https://www.coles.com.au/covid19
## COVID19 symptoms include cough, fever, sore throat, shortness of breath, runny nose and loss of smell.
If you need to be tested, Djerriwarrh Health Services has a drive-through clinic in Barries Rd Melton, open 10.30am-6pm weekdays and 9am-12pm weekends.
People can also book a test at Darley Medical Centre on 5367 5000
UPDATE DAILY STATS: Thursday 9/07/2020
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