Coronavirus Outbreak: All the Secrets Revealed About the Covid-19 Pandemic. A complete Rational Guide of its Evolution, Expansion, Symptoms and First Defense

Preparing for a Possible Covid-19 Plague in the US
The extent of the disease or how many people will fall sick from Covid-19 at
this time is unclear. If there is evidence of an outbreak in the U.S. in Covid-
19, businesses should expect to be able to respond flexibly to varying gravity
levels and be prepared to adapt their business response plans as required. The
instant health danger from Covid-19 is measured low for the general
American public, such as staff in non-healthcare environments and where it is
unlikely that job activities pose an increased risk of exposures to Covid-19.
The CDC and its collaborators will continue to monitor national and
international data on the seriousness of the Covid-19 outbreak, disseminate
the findings of these ongoing surveillance assessments, and make additional
recommendations as required.
Planning Deliberations
All employers have to contemplate on how best to reduce the spread of acute
respiratory disease and reduce the impact of Covid-19 on their workplace in
case of an outbreak in the United States. We should define and communicate

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their priorities, which may include one or more of the following: (a) reducing
workforce delivery, (b) protecting people at higher risk for adverse health
conditions, (c) sustaining business operations, and (d) mitigating adverse
effects on other organizations in their supply chains. Some of the main
factors when making decisions regarding appropriate responses are:
Seriousness of the disease (i.e., number of people who are sick,
hospitalization and mortality rates) in the community where the
business is located;
Effect of the disease on workers who are vulnerable and may be at
higher risk for adverse health effects in Covid-19. Inform staff that
some individuals, such as older adults and those with chronic
medical conditions, may be at a higher risk for serious illness.
Plan for potential increased numbers of employee absences due to
illness in workers and their family members, dismissals from early
childhood services andK-12 schools due to high levels of
absenteeism or disease: o Employers should prepare to track and
respond to absenteeism at the workplace. Implement plans to
continue your critical business functions in the event you encounter
absenteeism higher than usual.
Cross-train staffs perform essential functions so that the
workforce can run even when key staffs are absent.
Assess your core functions and the reliance on your
services or products that others and the society have. Be
ready to adjust your business practices if compulsory to
maintain essential operations (e.g., find substitute suppliers,
prioritize customers or, if appropriate, temporarily suspend
some of your operations).
Employers with over one business site are advised to allow local
managers to take the appropriate action outlined in their Business
Infectious Disease Outbreak Response Plan, based on the condition
of each locality.
Coordination with state and local health officials for all
organizations is strongly encouraged so that timely and reliable
information can direct appropriate responses wherever their

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operations reside. As the severity of an outbreak can vary
depending on the geographic location, local health authorities may
provide specific guidance for their communities.