Challenges of “Return to Work” in an Ongoing Pandemic

Challenges of “Return to Work” in an Ongoing Pandemic

The authors discuss the public health challenges faced by commercial establishments in preventing transmission of Covid-19 among their workers and customers. Also discussed are the benefits and limitations of strategies to reduce transmission, ranging from simple measures such as social distancing t...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2020-08, Vol.383 (8), p.779-786
Hauptverfasser: Barnes, Mark, Sax, Paul E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Betacoronavirus
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Contact Tracing
Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control
Coronavirus Infections - transmission
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Disabled Persons - legislation & jurisprudence
Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control
Employees
Employers
Employment
Hand Disinfection
Humans
Organizational Policy
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral - transmission
Public health
SARS-CoV-2
Special Report
Travel
United States - epidemiology
Workplace
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Zusammenfassung:The authors discuss the public health challenges faced by commercial establishments in preventing transmission of Covid-19 among their workers and customers. Also discussed are the benefits and limitations of strategies to reduce transmission, ranging from simple measures such as social distancing to more expensive and complex measures such as testing and contact tracing.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMsr2019953