Starbucks Shenzhen Staff In Hazmat Suits After Covid-19 Scare: Reassuring Or Alarming?
When you only want some coffee but your baristas look like high-risk lab researchers.
In June this year, Shenzhen’s Bao’an International Airport had to temporarily shut its retail and F&B outlets after an eatery staff contracted Covid-19. And for the folks working at the airport, this means taking extra precautions to prevent the coronavirus from spreading.
The Starbucks outlet at the airport recently went viral on Chinese social media platforms Weibo and Xiaohongshu, when photos of its staff wearing full hazmat suits and surgical gowns were circulated online.
Netizens were amused by the scene (’cos it’s not every day that your Starbucks barista looks like the same guy who escorts you to serve your quarantine order, right?).
It looks like a Breaking Bad lab in here
In the photos, the Starbucks baristas were seen preparing orders in bulky PPE, which covered them from head to toe and included a face mask plus face shield (not hot meh?). It also makes for a rather alarming sight, though we can understand the necessity of taking extra precautions for everyone's safety.
Will there be a Starbucks barista bear in PPE?
Another surreal photo showed staff in blue surgical gowns worn under Starbucks’ signature green apron.
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