Coronavirus Update: Safety Tips For Those At The Workplace

As per the latest coronavirus update, there are 418 cases in India that have further raised the tension among the public. Due to fast-growing cases, GOI has announced a lockdown all over the country as one of the preventive measures to fight the coronavirus disease. All the schools, malls, hotels, restaurants, public places, and parks are closed.

Even employees are said to work from home but few professionals like doctors, hospital staff, bank employees have to work respectively from the offices. Since these are on the front lines and are more likely to get infected( if come in contact with the virus) thus the fear among their families has doubled.

Therefore, it is highly necessary for them to adopt all the precautions and remain extra careful during the working hours. Here are a few safety tips for you if you have to travel to the workplace even during the lockdown.

Prevention Against Coronavirus Disease At The Workplace

Wash Your Hands

Besides washing hands, use a hand sanitizer and avoid touching your face at any cost. This rule is the same for those who are working remotely. It is because not only a person with symptoms of coronavirus disease can be the carrier but the asymptomatic patient is also the carrier.

Also Read: 3 Easy And Fast Ways To Wash Your Hands Properly To Avoid Coronavirus

Cover Your Mouth

Ask your colleagues to do the same if they don’t carry a handkerchief or tissue with them. Remind them again and again if they have a cold to use a tissue paper.

Avoid Shaking Hands

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Even if you don’t come in contact with an infected person, the contaminated surfaces can make you infected. Moreover, the latest coronavirus update says that viruses can survive on any surface, plastic or steel, and even cardboard too. Therefore, it is very important to wipe the surfaces well.

At workplaces, doorknobs, devices, tablets, and other surfaces are frequently touched. So, make routine environmental cleaning a habit. Even employees should clean their devices using disposable wipes before each use. Also, avoid touching surfaces as much as you can.

These 6 safety tips for you are necessary to follow to avoid the risk of infection. Remember, coronavirus disease is contagious and one infected person can make a thousand-person infected too. So, it is the responsibility of every person to follow the preventive measures strictly.