‘Coronavirus compliance officer’ seen ignoring social distance markers in coffee shop queue

A ‘CORONAVIRUS compliance officer’ was caught ignoring social distancing markers in a coffee shop queue.

The man – wearing a hi-vis jacket clearly stating his job role – ironically failed to keep his distance and stand on the yellow markers on the floor.

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The Covid compliance officer was seen not complying with social distancing guidelines[/caption]

Instead, the officer stood less than two metres away from the suited man in front of him in the queue.

The picture was tweeted this morning, with the hilarious caption: “God I love this country.”

One person retweeted the photo, with the comment: “I’d put good money on him getting that jacket made for himself rather than him actually being a covid 19 compliance officer.”

A second said: “He was testing you .. see if you’d squeal.”

Despite the coffee shop providing clear two-metre-apart signage, the compliance officer seemed to get a bit too close to other customers.

Another person tweeted: “Man’s clearly on a lunch break.”

A fourth said: “Obviously not read the job description…”

The hilarious photo has been retweeted over 6,000 times, and liked a further 30,000.

Covid-19 compliance officers have become a common job role in different many industries following the pandemic, including hospitality and construction.

The officers are set to observe and monitor Covid-19 compliance – while safeguarding the welfare of employees.

They are also trained in spotting signs and symptoms, site disinfections and upholding social distancing guidelines.

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Twitter users responded to the hilarious photo[/caption]

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The ironic photo was posted on Twitter[/caption]

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Some users even made their own memes in response to the officers’ folly[/caption]

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Despite his job role, many users pointed out the officers’ mistakes[/caption]