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What Construction Workers Need to Know about COVID-19
As a construction worker, how can I protect myself and slow the spread?
Potential sources of exposure include having close contact with a coworker or
member of the public who is ill with COVID-19 and touching your nose, mouth,
or eyes after touching surfaces contaminated with the virus or handling items
that others infected with COVID-19 have touched. Actions you can take include
the following:

Notify your supervisor and stay home if you have symptoms.
Follow CDC-recommended steps if you are sick. You should not return to work until the criteria to discontinue home isolation are met, in consultation with healthcare providers, your employer, and state and local health departments.
Follow CDC-recommended precautions and notify your supervisor if you are well but have a sick family member at home with COVID-19.
Limit close contact with others by maintaining a distance of at least 6 feet, when possible. 
Limit the number of workers in small workspace areas such as job site elevators, trailers and vehicles, and spaces under construction if possible.


CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, especially in areas where there is significant community-based transmission of COVID-19. 
Cloth face coverings may prevent people who don’t know they have the virus from transmitting it to others.


Cloth face coverings are NOT surgical masks or respirators and are not appropriate substitutes for them in workplaces where masks or respirators are recommended or required.
Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces such as shared tools, machines, vehicles and other equipment, handrails, ladders, doorknobs, and portable toilets. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces periodically throughout the shift but also: 
At the beginning and end of every shift
After anyone uses your vehicle, tools, or workstation


Limit tool sharing if possible.
Practice proper hand hygiene. This is an important infection control measure. With appropriate hand hygiene, you do not need gloves to protect you from COVID-19. When possible, wash your hands regularly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol. 
Key times to clean hands include: 
Before and after work shifts and breaks
After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
After using the restroom
Before eating and before and after preparing food
After touching objects which have been handled by coworkers, such as tools and equipment
Before putting on and after taking off work gloves
After putting on, touching, or removing cloth face coverings
Before donning or doffing eye or face protection (safety glasses, goggles, etc.)
Do not touch your eyes, nose, or mouth.
Use tissues when you cough, sneeze, or touch your face. Throw used tissues in the trash and wash your hands or use hand sanitizer containing 60% alcohol if a sink to wash your hands is not available.
What Food and Grocery Pick-up and Delivery Drivers Need to Know about COVID-19
What steps should the food or grocery delivery company take for whom I am a
driver?
The food or grocery delivery company for whom you are a contract driver should
develop and share a set of COVID-19 health and safety measures to inform and
help protect delivery drivers. They should:

Actively encourage sick delivery drivers to stay home.
Encourage the use of and assist you in obtaining hand sanitizer and disposable wipes and other cleaning products so that frequently touched surfaces can be wiped down by drivers.
Provide you with information on where to find accurate information about COVID-19 and how it spreads.
Develop policies and technology options that allow and prioritize contactless deliveries (e.g., no-knock, no-signature, all electronic credit card transactions, etc.) that limit or eliminate close contact between delivery drivers and suppliers and purchasers.
What Mail and Parcel Delivery Drivers Need to Know about COVID-19
What steps should my employer take?
Mail and parcel delivery employers should develop a COVID-19 response plan to
protect employees, following CDC business
guidance.
This plan should be shared with you and your coworkers. Your employer should
consider the following guidance:

Provide information on who to contact if you become sick.
Take steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 if an employee is sick
Implement flexible sick leave and supportive policies and practices. Consider drafting non-punitive emergency sick leave policies if sick leave is not offered to some or all employees.
Actively encourage sick employees to stay home.
Sick employees shouldn’t return to work until the criteria to discontinue home isolation are met.
If an employee is confirmed to have COVID-19, maintain their confidentiality as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and inform employees of their possible exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace.
Develop policies and technology options that allow and encourage contactless deliveries such as no-knock and no-signature. These options limit contact, provide space, and avoid the sharing of items such as pens and electronic signature pads between drivers and individuals at the delivery destinations.
Designate someone to be responsible for responding to COVID-19 concerns and ensure employees know who this person is and how to contact them.
Provide employees with the most current information from the CDC about COVID-19, how it spreads, and risk of exposure.
Provide employees with training on proper hand hygiene practices and other routine infection control precautions. This will help reduce the spread of many diseases, including COVID-19.
Show employees where they can access soap, clean running water, and drying materials, and provide alcohol-based hand sanitizers containing at least 60% alcohol; adjust delivery schedules to build in time for frequent hand washing.
Provide disposable disinfecting wipes or suitable alternatives so that commonly touched surfaces can be wiped down by employees. Provide employees training on manufacturer’s directions for use.
Provide tissues and no-touch trash options for the delivery truck.
Place posters that encourage staying home when sick, cough and sneeze etiquette, and good hand hygiene at the entrance to the workplace and in other workplace areas where they are likely to be seen.
Reach out to local public health officials to establish ongoing communications to facilitate access to relevant information before and during a local outbreak.
Where available, engage employee representatives and unions regarding company COVID-19 response plans to protect employees.
Follow all applicable federal worker safety and health regulations and public health agency guidelines.
What Rideshare, Taxi, Limo, and other Passenger Drivers-for-Hire Need to Know about COVID-19
What steps should my rideshare service or taxi/limo transportation company
take?
The rideshare services or taxi/limo transportation companies for whom you are
a contract driver should develop and share a set of COVID-19 response measures
to inform and help protect drivers and passengers. They should:

Actively encourage sick drivers to stay home.
Provide employees with where to find accurate information about COVID-19, its symptoms, and how it spreads.
Encourage the use of and provide assistance in acquiring hand sanitizer and disposable wipes and cleaning products so that commonly touched vehicle surfaces can be wiped down by drivers.
Develop policies and technology options that allow and prioritize contactless transactions that limit or eliminate close contact and the sharing of items such as pens and electronic signature pads between drivers and passengers.
What School Nutrition Professionals and Volunteers at Schools Need to Know about COVID-19
As a school nutrition professional, how can I protect myself and slow the
spread?
For school nutrition professionals and volunteers working in meal preparation
and/or distribution at a school/school district site or other public settings,
potential sources of exposure include close contact with co-workers, students,
and families with COVID-19 and touching your nose, mouth, or eyes after
touching contaminated surfaces or handling items that others infected with
COVID-19 have touched. Currently there is no evidence to support transmission
of COVID-19 is spread through food.

Notify your supervisor and stay home if having symptoms.
Follow CDC-recommended steps if you are sick. You should not return to work until the criteria to discontinue home isolation are met, in consultation with healthcare providers and state and localexternal icon health departments.
Follow CDC recommended precautions and notify your supervisor if you are well but have a sick family member at home with COVID-19.
Limit close contact with others and maintain a distance of at least 6 feet, when possible.
CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. Cloth face coverings may prevent people who don’t know they have the virus from transmitting it to others. These face coverings are not surgical masks or respirators and are not appropriate substitutes for them in workplaces where masks or respirators are recommended or required.
Clean, sanitize, and disinfect frequently touched surfaces such as kitchen countertops, cafeteria and service tables, door handles, carts, and trays, throughout the day. Follow the directions on the cleaning product’s label and clean hands afterwards.
Practice proper hand hygiene. This is an important infection control measure. With appropriate hand hygiene, gloves are not necessary for workers who are not involved in food preparation. Wash your hands regularly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. An alcohol-based hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol can be used, but not as a substitute for cleaning hands with soap and water.
Key times to wash hands include: 
Before and after work shifts
Before and after work breaks
After using the restroom
Before eating or preparing food
Before putting on and after taking off disposable gloves when preparing food
After touching objects with bare hands which have been handled by other staff, customers or visitors, such as tables, trays, carts, racks, dishes, cups, utensils, bags, coolers, totes, and trash
After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
After putting on, touching, or removing cloth face coverings


Avoid contact with body fluids.
Do not touch your eyes, nose, or mouth.
Use tissues when you cough, sneeze, or touch your face. Throw used tissues in the trash, and then wash your hands.
What Waste Collectors and Recyclers Need to Know about COVID-19
As a waste collector or recycler, how can I protect myself and slow the
spread?
For waste collectors and recyclers, potential sources of exposure include
having close contact with a coworker or member of the public with COVID-19, or
by contacting surfaces touched or handled by a person with COVID-19.

Notify your supervisor and stay home if having symptoms.
Follow CDC-recommended steps if you are sick. You should not return to work until the criteria to discontinue home isolation are met, in consultation with healthcare providers and state and local health departments.
Follow CDC recommended precautions and notify your supervisor if you are well but have a sick family member at home with COVID-19.
Limit close contact with others by maintaining a distance of at least 6 feet when possible.
CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. Cloth face coverings may prevent people who don’t know they have the virus from transmitting it to others. These face coverings are not surgical masks or respirators and are not appropriate substitutes for them in workplaces where masks or respirators are recommended or required.
Practice routine cleaning and disinfection of frequently touched surfaces, such as steering wheels, door handles, levers, and control panels. Key times for cleaning include: 
At the beginning and end of every shift
After anyone else uses your vehicle or workstation


Wear your normal personal protective equipment (PPE) as you go about your day. This may include work gloves, eye protection (such as safety glasses), and a work uniform or coveralls.
Use Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered disinfectantexternal icon to clean eye protection at the beginning and end of your shift.

Replace work gloves when they become damaged (for example, if they are ripped or torn). 

Practice proper hand hygiene and cough and sneeze etiquette. These are important infection control measures. Wash your hands regularly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol. Key times to clean hands include:


Before and after work shifts and work breaks


After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
After using the restroom
Before eating or preparing food
Before putting on, touching, or removing cloth face coverings



Avoid contact with body fluids, if possible. Use gloves if you have to touch surfaces contaminated by body fluids.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Be extra careful when putting on or taking off PPE.
Stay up to date on your company’s current policies on COVID-19. Follow the social distancing guidance provided by your employer.
Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
Drugs and Investigational Therapies
Do nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) worsen the course of disease for people with COVID-19?
CDC is currently not aware of scientific evidence establishing a link between
NSAIDs (e.g., ibuprofen, naproxen) and worsening of COVID‑19. FDAexternal
iconexternal icon,
the European Medicines Agencyexternal
icon, the World Health
Organization, and CDC are
continuing to monitor the situation and will review new information on the
effects of NSAIDs and COVID-19 disease as it becomes available. For those who
wish to use treatment options other than NSAIDs, there are other over-the-
counter and prescription medications approved for pain relief and fever
reduction. Patients who rely on NSAIDs to treat chronic conditions and have
additional questions should speak to their healthcare provider for
individualized management. Patients should use NSAIDs, and all medications,
according to the product labels and advice of their healthcare professional.
Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
Patients with Liver Disease
Should hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccines continue to be administered to adults at risk for hepatitis A or hepatitis B?
Yes. Continue to administer these vaccines if an in-person visit must be
scheduled for some other purpose and the clinical preventive service can be
delivered during that visit with no additional risk; or an individual patient
and their clinician believe that there is a compelling need to receive the
service based on an assessment that the potential benefit outweighs the risk
of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 virus. For more information see Delivery of Adult
Clinical Preventive Services, Including
Immunizations.
Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
Obstetrical Care
What guidance is available for labor and delivery HCP with potential exposure in a healthcare setting to patients with COVID-19 infection?
HCP in labor and delivery healthcare settings should follow the same infection
prevention and control recommendations and personal protective equipment
recommendations as all other HCP. If HCP are exposed to patients with COVID-19
infection, guidance is available for HCP and healthcare facilities on steps to
take. For more information, please see: Interim U.S. Guidance for Risk
Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare Personnel with Potential
Exposure in a Healthcare Setting to Patients with Coronavirus Disease
(COVID-19)
Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
COVID-19 Risk
I am a HCP living with someone who is at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19. What precautions should I take?
Take the same precautions recommended for people at higher
risk of
severe illness from COVID-19. There are no additional precautions for HCP.
Some HCP may choose to implement extra measures when arriving home from
providing healthcare, such as removing any clothing worn during delivery of
healthcare, taking off shoes, washing clothing, and immediately showering.
However, these are optional personal practices because there is insufficient
evidence on whether they are effective.
Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
Obstetrical Care
Is forceful exhalation during the second stage of labor considered an aerosol-generating procedure for respirator prioritization during shortages?
Based on limited data, forceful exhalation during the second stage of labor
would not be expected to generate aerosols to the same extent as procedures
more commonly considered to be aerosol generating (such as bronchoscopy,
intubation, and open suctioning. Forceful exhalation during the second stage
of labor is not considered an aerosol-generating procedure for respirator
prioritization during shortages over procedures more likely to generate higher
concentrations of infectious respiratory aerosols.
When respirator supplies are restored, as with all clinical care activities
for patients with known or suspected COVID-19, HCP should use respirators (or
facemasks if a respirator is not available), eye protection, gloves, and gowns
during the second stage of labor, in addition to other personal protective
equipment that may be typically indicated for labor and delivery. For more
information please see: Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control
FAQs
Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
Patients with Liver Disease
Should routinely recommended hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccines continue to be administered to children?
Routine hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccination of children should continue to
the extent possible, according to the CDC immunization
schedules.
Maintaining Childhood Immunizations During COVID-19
Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing rapidly and continues to affect communities
across the United States differently. Some of the strategies used to slow the
spread of disease in communities include postponing or cancelling non-urgent
elective procedures and using telemedicine instead of face-to-face encounters
for routine medical visits.
Different strategies are needed to ensure the delivery of newborn care and
well-child care, including childhood immunizations. Healthcare providers in
communities affected by COVID-19 are using strategies to separate well visits
from sick visitsexternal
icon.
Examples include:

Scheduling well visits in the morning and sick visits in the afternoon.
Separating patients spatially, such as by placing patients with sick visits in different areas of the clinic or another location from patients with well visits.
Collaborating with providers in the community to identify separate locations for holding well visits for children.

Because of personal, practice, or community circumstances related to COVID-19,
some providers may not be able to provide well-child care, including
immunizations, for all patients in their practice. If a practice can provide
only limited well-child visits, healthcare providers are encouraged to
prioritize newborn care and vaccination of infants and young children (through
24 months of age) when possible. CDC is monitoring the situation and will
continue to provide guidance.
Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
COVID-19 Risk
If my patient has an underlying medical condition, what is my patient’s risk of acquiring or having severe illness from COVID-19, and what should I tell my patient?

There is insufficient information on COVID-19 to determine the level of risk for each underlying medical condition. CDC is analyzing data continuously and provides updates as soon as new information is available.
You know your patient’s overall health and how well their conditions are managed. Use your clinical judgement to evaluate on a case by case basis. Patients frequently in congregate settings are at increased risk of infection. Patients with underlying medical conditions may be at increased risk of severe disease.
If possible, work with patients to manage their underlying condition to the best of their ability, including ensuring that patients have sufficient medication and supplies. Prescribing three-month supplies of medications may help ensure access to sufficient medications.
Explain to all patients which symptoms of their chronic conditions require emergency care or in-person visits. Stress the importance of obtaining emergency care if needed.
Reassure your patients who require emergency care that emergency departments have infection prevention plans to protect them from acquiring COVID-19
Tell patients with underlying medical conditions that increase their risk of severe illness or poorer outcomes from COVID-19: 
To stay home as much as possible to reduce their risk of being exposed.
Closely follow their care plans for management of their chronic disease, including, for example, achieving better glycemic or blood pressure control.
Seek emergency care for acute exacerbations of their underlying medical conditions or any health condition that requires immediate attention.


Encourage all patients, regardless of risk, to: 
Take steps to protect yourself.
Call your healthcare provider if you are sick with a fever, cough, or shortness of breath.


Follow CDC travel guidelines and the recommendations of your state and local health officials. Fear and anxiety about a disease can feel overwhelming, especially for those who might be at higher risk or are experiencing social isolation, and for healthcare providers that are treating patients at higher risk. Do what you can to take care of your mental health and encourage your patients to do the same.

Additional resources for healthcare
providers
Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
Treatment and Management
Should post-exposure prophylaxis be used for people who may have been exposed to a person with COVID-19?
There is currently no FDA-approved post-exposure prophylaxis for people who
may have been exposed to COVID-19. For information about registered clinical
trials of investigational therapeutics for pre or post exposure prophylaxis of
SARS-CoV-2 infection, visit ClinicalTrials.govexternal
icon.
For more information on movement restrictions, monitoring for symptoms, and
evaluation after possible exposure to COVID-19, see Interim US Guidance for
Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Persons with Potential
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Exposure in Travel-associated or Community
Settings and Interim U.S
Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare
Personnel with Potential Exposure in a Healthcare Setting to Patients with
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The National Institutes of Health recently published guidelines on prophylaxis
use, testing, and management of COVID-19 patients. For more information,
please visit: National Institutes of Health: Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19) Treatment Guidelinesexternal
icon.