Time is of the essence when an employee or patron is found to be symptomatic or comes in contact with a known COVID-19 exposure. It is imperative to have updated strategies for your staff to help prevent and reduce transmission among the other employees. This can be done by following existing and updated recommendations by federal, state, and local public health sectors and following the 5 step guide below. Employers should identify a qualified employee that will be responsible for any COVID related issues & concerns and help to develop and implement a response plan with regards to infection control preparedness. When an employee becomes symptomatic and/or comes in contact with a confirmed case, you should instruct that person to self-quarantine at home until released by a physician or public health official. The qualified employee should refer the case and/or contact to the CDC guidelines noted here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html After being informed that the employee has been exposed, is symptomatic or diagnosed with COVID-19, the qualified employee from step one should quickly identify all other employees who might have been in contact during the employee’s infection time period starting 2 days prior to symptom onset. The qualified employee should reach out …
