(Reuters) – U.S. retail giant Walmart Inc is reinstating a mask mandate for workers in U.S. counties deemed at high risk of COVID-19 transmission, the Wall Street Journal reported https://on.wsj.com/3j1OzXb on Friday, as coronavirus cases surge in parts of the country.
The report added Walmart will encourage, but not require, shoppers to wear masks inside its stores.
(Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)