Employees can protect themselves and their communities from respiratory viruses, including COVID-19. The CDC provides guidance on addressing risks from a range of common respiratory viral illnesses, such as COVID-19, flu, and RSV, which can cause significant health impacts and strain on hospitals and health care workers.
If an employee has been diagnosed with COVID-19, they may return to work if the following criteria are met:
for at least 24 hours, symptoms are improving overall and
if a fever was present, it has been gone without use of a fever-reducing medication.
Once employees return to work, they are encouraged to take additional prevention strategies for the next 5 days to curb disease spread, such as taking these additional steps:
wearing a well-fitting mask,
keeping a distance from others,
getting tested for respiratory viruses.
Active recommendations on core prevention steps and strategies:
Staying up to date with vaccination to protect people against serious illness, hospitalization, and death. This includes flu, COVID-19, and RSV if eligible.
Practicing good hygieneby covering coughs and sneezes, washing or sanitizing hands often, and cleaning frequently touched surfaces.
Taking steps for cleaner air, such as bringing in more fresh outside air, purifying indoor air, or gathering outdoors.
Please review CDC guidance on COVID-19 in the workplace:
