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"C.D.C. Recommends Sweeping Changes to American Offices" [1]

"Temperature checks, desk shields and no public transit: The guidelines would remake office life. Some may decide it’s easier to keep employees at home."

"Upon arriving at work, employees should get a temperature and symptom check.

Inside the office, desks should be six feet apart. If that isn’t possible, employers should consider erecting plastic shields around desks.

Seating should be barred in common areas.

And face coverings should be worn at all times.

These are among sweeping new recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the safest way for American employers reopening their offices to prevent the spread of the coronavirus."

Matt Richtel reports for the New York Times May 28, 2020. [2]

Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Health [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Public [7]
Source: NYTimes [2], 05/29/2020
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/cdc-recommends-sweeping-changes-american-offices [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/28/health/cdc-coronavirus-offices.html [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/health [6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [7] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81