We are being refused to protect ourselves

Had my Surgical Gloves & Face Mask on to go to the Jabulani mall. As I was about to enter Ackermans the security at the door stopped me & instructed me to take off those gloves. At 1st I thought she was joking but as she told people behind me to go in, I realized how serious she was. I honestly failed to understand why? We are currently faced with a Pandemic where we seeing Positive cases & the Death toll rising daily yet we are forced to not protect ourselves. I took them off & went inside to a lady that works at Ackermans to ask why we not allowed to enter the store with gloves on & she said Gloves spread germs. I was shocked coz my next question was about hands without gloves? I mean why cant I be sanitized with my gloves on as it's a must for everyone to get sanitized prior to entering the store.

This did not make any sense to me & after the lady said that, I walked out of the store without buying anything because I felt this was just ridiculous.

I went to Sandton city & Mall of the South recently and not once was I told to take off the gloves. I was very upset to a point that I went back home after the Ackermans incident because there was no way I could re-use the gloves I had taken off.

I'm not paranoid but I'm just looking out for myself & my loved ones as had I left my elderly parents & daughter @ home.

I'm very unhappy with the kind of service I received at Ackermans today.

Pathetic service I must say.