What Food and Grocery Pick-up and Delivery Drivers Need to Know about COVID-19
As a food and grocery pick-up and delivery driver (like Uber Eats, Grubhub,
DoorDash, Postmates, Instacart), how can I protect myself and others?
Potential sources of exposure include having close contact with individuals
with COVID-19 when picking up or delivering food or groceries, or by touching
surfaces touched or handled by a person with COVID-19.
Stay home if you are sick

If you develop a fever or symptoms, such as cough or difficulty breathing, call your healthcare provider for medical advice before visiting their office.
You should not return to work until the criteria to discontinue home isolation are met, after talking with your doctor.

Wear a cloth face covering

CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, especially in areas where a lot of people are infected.
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.

Limit contact

Avoid close contact with individuals as much as possible when picking up food, groceries, or other items at restaurants or grocery stores. This helps protect both you and the workers at the restaurants or grocery stores bringing the items to you.
Practice contactless deliveries to the greatest extent possible. Contactless deliveries allow you to leave a delivery at a doorstep, move back to a distance greater than 6 feet away while verifying receipt of the delivery with the person getting the delivery, and try to do all interactions electronically (e.g., in an app or over a phone). This eliminates the need for close contact between you and the person getting the delivery.
Limit your contact with frequently touched surfaces during pickups and deliveries, such as countertops, elevator buttons, doorbells, door handles, radio buttons, etc.
Avoid sharing scanners, pens, or other tools with customers.
Use a foot, shoulder, elbow, hip, or forearm instead of hands when opening doors at pick-up and delivery sites, if possible.

Practice Everyday Preventive Actions

Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.
Proper hand hygiene is an important infection control measure. Keep in mind where you can access and use facilities with soap and water during your shift. 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, during, and after preparing food
Before eating food
After using the toilet
After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing


Additional times to clean hands on the job include: 
Before and after work shifts
Before and after work breaks
Before and after making a delivery
After putting on, touching, or removing cloth face coverings
After touching frequently touched surfaces such as doorbells or door handles
Before wearing and after removing cold-weather gloves
Before and after pumping gas


Carry tissues in your vehicle and use them when you cough, sneeze or touch your face. Throw used tissues in the trash.

Clean and Disinfect

Get and carry cleaning and disinfectant spray or disposable wipes and a trash bag with you in your vehicle.
Clean and disinfect commonly touched surfaces at the beginning and end of each shift, particularly if the vehicle is also used by other drivers, following the directions on the cleaning product’s label. Clean surfaces that are visibly dirty with detergent or soap and water prior to disinfection. Frequently touched surfaces include the steering wheel, gearshift, signaling levers, door handles, and seatbelt buckles.
Wipe down items such as pens and electronic signature pads/mobile devices if shared with a delivery recipient after each use.
Appropriate disinfectants to use for hard non-porous surfaces include: 
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Diluted household bleach solutions prepared according to the manufacturer’s label for disinfection, if appropriate for the surface
Alcohol solutions with at least 70% alcohol