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5 Tri-Cities groceries set special hours for seniors and others most at risk from coronavirus

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Two grocery store chains are reserving special hours for those at higher risk of serious COVID-19 illnesses from the novel coronavirus.

Safeway and Albertsons stores in Washington state are reserving 7 to 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursday for senior citizens, pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems.

“We are asking for customers to honor the reserved hours, and we thank the community in advance for their compassion and understanding toward their neighbors and for helping us maintain these temporary operation guidelines,” the stores said in a statement.

Kennewick, Pasco and south Richland each have Albertsons stores.

Safeway stores are in Richland and Kennewick.

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