Below are the recommended strategies for employers to use now.

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In-depth guidance is available on the CDC’s Guidance for Businesses and Employers web page:
 

• Actively encourage sick employees to stay home
   

• Emphasize staying home when sick, respiratory etiquette and hand hygiene by all employees
   

• Perform routine environmental cleaning
   

• Advise employees before traveling to take certain steps

  • Check the CDC’s Traveler’s Health Notices for the latest guidance and recommendations for each country to which you will travel. Specific travel information for travelers going to and returning from designated countries with risk of community spread of Coronavirus, and information for aircrew, can be found on the CDC website.
     

• Additional Measures in Response to Currently Occurring Sporadic Importations of the COVID-19:

  • Employees who are well but who have a sick family member at home with COVID-19 should notify their supervisor and refer to CDC guidance for how to conduct a risk assessment of their potential exposure.

  • If an employee is confirmed to have COVID-19, employers should inform fellow employees of their possible exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace but maintain confidentiality as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Employees exposed to a co-worker with confirmed COVID-19 should refer to CDC guidance for how to conduct a risk assessment of their potential exposure.