Home Depot is considered an essential business that is allowed to stay open during the current pandemic. The workers who are providing services to the public are unprotected. Although Social distancing is helpful, studies prove that coughs and sneezes travel further than 6 feet. One quarter of covid 19 positives are asymptomatic and can spread the disease without the telltale signs such as fever. Workers will catch this disease from the public and go on to spread this disease to others in the general public. Home Depot is an exceptional company. They must continue to be exceptional and protect its workers and the general public by providing its workers with with masks and gloves while they continue to work during this crisis.