Less than a week ago, the CDC recommended that everyone in areas with surging COVID-19 cases should wear masks. This is regardless of vaccination status. So, the question is, are businesses enforcing this recommendation?

Walmart and Sam's Club, Target and Home Depot are just some of the recent businesses updating their mask policies due to the surge. Will others hop on the train? Robert Heidt, the president and CEO of the Glendale Chamber of Commerce, thinks so.

"We started surveying businesses last week and I would say that I was pleasantly surprised to see the number who are automatically going to implement some sort of mask policy for their employees or their customers," Heidt told Arizona's Family.

Walmart and Sam's Club say that their employees need to mask up in areas of high infection, which is currently all of Arizona. Target is requiring their employees to starting Tuesday here in the state. And Home Depot started requiring both customers and employees to wear a mask starting Monday.

Customers in the Valley expressed their opinions to Arizona's Family. "I don't think it's necessary. I don't really think the delta variant is as bad as they're saying," said Phoenix resident David Crook. "It would be annoying because 50% of the Arizona population is vaccinated. They are a private business. They do have a right to mandate masks or not," Phoenix resident Christine Wolfe added.

"I will always wear masks anyway. So, sometimes it doesn't really affect me anyway because I'm wearing one anyway," said Ed Princer, who lives in Las Vegas but frequently travels to Phoenix.

But, let's say an Arizona business chooses not to implement these measures? Heidt says that it's their right. "We follow the data. We follow the science. ASU has had some remarkable data throughout the pandemic. So, I think if they're going to do it, they're going to do it. If they're not, they're not," he said.

Banner Health announced Monday they are cutting back on visitors. The rules change based on the county. But, in Maricopa, Gila and Pinal, it's just one visitor per day. Nobody younger than 12 is allowed at all. Mothers in labor may also have one person with them. And, there will be exceptions for things like end-of-life but you need to check with each hospital.

Arizona's Family also spoke with Safeway and Albertsons. They said they'll be releasing an update to their policy Tuesday. For more information on the current surge of COVID-19 cases across the state, visit the state's health department website.

This story was originally published in azfamily.com.