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WORKPLACE RE-ENTRY
12 2 2 12 1 1 4 Isolation
According to to the the the WHO’s International Health Regulations (2005) it is defined as as the the the the the the separation of of of ill or or or contaminated persons from others in fin in in in in such a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a manner as as to to prevent the the the the the the spread of of of infection or or contamination In the the the the the the context of of of the the the the the the COVID-19 pandemic isolation may include amongst others:
a a a a a isolation isolation at at at a a a a a person’s home – self-isolation b isolation in a a a a health facility or c c isolation at at at a a a a a designated facility 12 1 1 5 Quarantine
According to the the the WHO’s International Health Regulations (2005) it it is defined as as the the the the restriction of of of activities and/or separation from others of of of suspect persons who are not ill in in in in such a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a manner as as to to prevent prevent the the the the possible spread of of of of of infection or contamination The purpose of of of quarantine is is is to to to prevent prevent the the transmission of of of diseases Quarantine
will be applied to:
a a a a An individual or or to to a a a a group of persons who were exposed to to the coronavirus b b b Persons believed to have been exposed on
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a a a a a a conveyance during international
travel or c c A wider population- or geographic-level basis Testing and screening
12 2 2 1 1 1 Employers should have measures in in in place to to ascertain whether any any worker when arriving at at at work work has any any observable symptoms common with COVID-19 (fever cough sore throat shortness of breath etc) 12 2 2 2 2 2 2 Furthermore employers should require every worker to to report whether they suffer from symptoms such as as body aches redness redness of of of eyes loss loss of of of smell loss loss of of of taste nausea vomiting diarrhoea fatigue weakness or tiredness 12 2 2 3 Employers should require workers to to immediately inform the the employer if they experience symptoms associated with COVID-19 12 2 2 4 Employers should know where to to to refer workers for testing testing if presenting with the the the the above symptoms and keep a a a a a a a a listing of of the the the the testing testing centres closest to to to to their workplace The current procedure is is to to to to notify the the the the the the National Department of of Health through their helpline (0800 029 999) to to obtain further directions Responding to a worker with positive results
12 3 1 1 1 If a a a worker presents or or or reports typical COVID-19 related symptoms:
a a do not permit the the worker to enter the the workplace or or or or or or report for work work work b b if the the the the worker worker worker worker is is already at at at work work work work work immediately isolate the the the the worker worker worker worker provide a a a a a a a a a a a a a a surgical mask to to the the the the the the worker worker worker worker worker and arrange for for the the the the the the worker worker worker worker worker to to be be transported in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a manner that does not place other workers or or or or or or or or or members of the the the the public at at at at risk for for for a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a medical examination for testing or or or or to be be self-isolated WORKPLACE RE-ENTRY
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