25-03-2020 20:28 via theguardian.com

Supermarkets use database to prioritise deliveries to elderly

With delivery slots booked weeks in advance, supermarkets are also teaming up with taxi firmsCoronavirus – latest updatesSupermarkets are being given access to a government database to help prioritise food deliveries for elderly and vulnerable shoppers who have been ordered to stay at home under the government’s coronavirus crackdown.With all the major grocers’ online delivery slots booked up weeks in advance, getting food to those self-isolating was top priority in a call betw
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