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NEW: WHO guidance on how to prevent the spread of #COVID19 in a workplace to protect your customers, contractors and employees

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@WHOWPRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @pahowho @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe Simple ways to prevent the spread of #COVID19 in your workplace:

Make sure your workplaces are clean & hygienic.

Surfaces (e.g. desks & tables) & objects (e.g. ☎, ⌨) should be wiped with disinfectant regularly bit.ly/2T0Ggim

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Simple ways to prevent the spread of #COVID19 in your workplace:

Promote regular thorough hand-washing 🙌🏽
Put sanitizing hand rub dispensers in prominent places around the workplace & provide access to places where staff, contractors & customers can wash their hands with 🧼 & 💦

Simple ways to prevent the spread of #COVID19 in your workplace:

Promote good respiratory hygiene

Ensure that 😷 and/or 🧻 are available at your workplaces for those who develop a runny nose or cough at work - along with closed bins for hygienic disposal of them.

Simple ways to prevent the spread of #COVID19 in your workplace:

Advise employees & contractors to consult national travel advice before going on business
trips.

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Simple ways to prevent the spread of #COVID19 in your workplace:

Brief your employees, contractors & customers that if #coronavirus starts spreading in your community anyone with even a mild cough or fever (37.3° C or more) needs to stay at home bit.ly/2T0Ggim

Things to consider when you and your employees travel in time of #COVID19:

Your employees should comply with any local restrictions on travel, movement or large gatherings

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Promote regular teleworking across your organization.
If there is an outbreak of #COVID19 in your community, the health authorities may advise people to avoid public transport & crowded places.
#Teleworking will help your business keep operating while your employees stay safe.