At least 4 grocery store employees across the US have died of the coronavirus. Their union is demanding sanitary working conditions, protective gear, and hazard pay for these essential workers., 7 April 2020

As of Tuesday, at least four grocery store workers across the country have died of the coronavirus.

They include a 27-year-old Giant store greeter in Maryland, and two workers at the same Walmart outside Chicago.

As many Americans are under orders to stay home, grocery workers continue to report for duty as essential workers during the coronavirus outbreak, putting them at increased risk of becoming sick.

Unions are calling on grocery chains to provide protections for their workers during the crisis.

[refers to Giant Food, Walmart, Trader Joe's, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Kroger]