All team members should be vigilant in self-monitoring of potential exposure and symptoms. Implement extra precautions or only meet remotely especially if any team members fall into a high-risk category:
- Underlying health conditions including heart disease, lung disease, and diabetes
- Weakened immune system
- Pregnant
- Over 60 years of age
Team member screening questions might include the following:
1. Have you had any of the following symptoms in the past 2 weeks, even if they were mild?
- Fever
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
- Sore throat
2.Have you had close contact with a person who is under investigation for possible COVID-19?
Close contact is defined by the CDC as:
(a) being within approximately 6 feet of a COVID-19 case for a prolonged period of time. Close contact can occur while caring for, living with, visiting, or sharing a health care waiting area or room or being close in an enclosed area with a COVID-10 case or
(b) having direct contact with infectious secretions of a COVID-19 case (e.g., being coughed or sneezed on).
3. In the past 3 weeks, have you visited a country with sustained (ongoing) occurrence of COVID-19, such as:
- China
- Iran
- Europe
- Japan
- South Korea
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