No excuse please: Resume work after disinfection if COVID-19 cases reported in office premise

Work can resume in offices after disinfection has been completed as per laid down protocols, the standard operating procedures (SOPs)
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New Delhi: Offices, where a case of COVID-19 is reported on the premises can now resume work following a proper disinfection without closing the area, Union Health Ministry in its latest set of guidelines stated.

The guidelines plan for cases where there are more than a couple of infected people on the premises of the office. The ministry said, “In case of one or two Covid-19 cases reported in offices, the disinfection procedure will be limited to places/areas occupied and visited by the patient in past 48 hours and work can be resumed after disinfection as per laid down protocol.”

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• If larger number of cases are reported at the workplace, the whole block or building should be disinfected.

• Offices, except for medical and essential services, in containment zones shall remain closed.

• Meetings, as far as feasible, should be done through video conferencing.

• Hand hygiene and thermal screening should be ensured at the entrance and only asymptomatic staff and visitors should be allowed to enter.

• The containment measures must be observed by all employees and visitors.

• It is mandatory to maintain a minimum distance of six feet in common places.

• Use of face masks at all times and practicing frequent hand washing is also compulsory.

(With inputs from IANS)

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