The following checklist comes form the White House Coronavirus Task Force:
Keeping workplaces, homes, schools, and commercial establishments safe:
Keeping the workplace safe
Encourage your employees to…
Practice good hygiene
Stop handshaking – use other noncontact methods of greeting
Clean hands at the door and schedule regular hand washing reminders by email
Create habits and reminders to avoid touching their faces and cover coughs and sneezes
Disinfect surfaces like doorknobs, tables, desks, and handrails regularly
Increase ventilation by opening windows or adjusting air conditioning
Be careful with meetings and travel
Use videoconferencing for meetings when possible
When not possible, hold meetings in open, well-ventilated spaces
Consider adjusting or postponing large meetings or gatherings
Assess the risks of business travel
Handle food carefully
Limit food sharing
Strengthen health screening for cafeteria staff and their close contacts
Ensure cafeteria staff and their close contacts practice strict hygiene
Stay home if…
They are feeling sick
They have a sick family member in their home
What every American and community can do now to decrease the spread of the coronavirus
Keeping the school safe
Encourage your faculty, staff, and students to…
Practice good hygiene
Stop handshaking – use other noncontact methods of greeting
Clean hands at the door and at regular intervals
Create habits and reminders to avoid touching their faces and cover coughs and sneezes
Disinfect surfaces like doorknobs, tables, desks, and handrails regularly
Increase ventilation by opening windows or adjusting air conditioning
Handle food carefully
Limit food sharing
Strengthen health screening for cafeteria staff and their close contacts
Ensure cafeteria staff and their close contacts practice strict hygiene
Stay home if…
They are feeling sick
They have a sick family member in their home
Consider rearranging large activities and gatherings
Consider adjusting or postponing gatherings that mix between classes and grades
Adjust after-school arrangements to avoid mixing between classes and grades
When possible, hold classes outdoors or in open, well-ventilated spaces
What every American and community can do now to decrease the spread of the coronavirus
Keeping the home safe
Encourage your family members to…
All households
Clean hands at the door and at regular intervals
Create habits and reminders to avoid touching their face and cover coughs and sneezes
Disinfect surfaces like doorknobs, tables, and handrails regularly
Increase ventilation by opening windows or adjusting air conditioning
Households with sick family members
Give sick members their own room if possible, and keep the door closed
Have only one family member care for them
Consider providing additional protections or more intensive care for household members over 65
years old or with underlying conditions
Households with vulnerable seniors or those with significant underlying conditions
Significant underlying conditions include heart, lung, kidney disease; diabetes;
and conditions that suppress the immune system
Have the healthy people in the household conduct themselves as if they were a significant risk to the
person with underlying conditions. For example, wash hands frequently before interacting with the
person, such as by feeding or caring for the person
If possible, provide a protected space for vulnerable household members
Ensure all utensils and surfaces are cleaned regularly
What every American and community can do now to decrease the spread of the coronavirus
Keeping commercial establishments safe
Encourage your employees and customers to…
Practice good hygiene
Stop handshaking – use other noncontact methods of greeting
Clean hands at the door, and schedule regular hand washing reminders by email
Promote tap and pay to limit handling of cash
Disinfect surfaces like doorknobs, tables, desks, and handrails regularly
Increase ventilation by opening windows or adjusting air conditioning
Avoid crowding
Use booking and scheduling to stagger customer flow
Use online transactions where possible
Consider limiting attendance at larger gatherings
For transportation businesses, taxis, and ride shares
Keep windows open when possible
Increase ventilation
Regularly disinfect surfaces
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John Hopkins University
John Hopkins University has created a Coronavirus Dashboard. You can quickly see the latest numbers by country. This includes confirmed cases, deaths, and total fully recovered.
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6