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Preparing Businesses for Outbreaks of Covid-19

Have a plan to continue your essential business functions.

Cross-train personnel to perform essential functions so that the work can continue if key staff members are absent.

Develop guidelines for employees to telework.

Assess your essential functions and the reliance that the community has on your services or products.

Encourage sick employees to stay home.

Reinforce healthy behaviors such as handwashing with soap and water, covering a cough or sneeze with a tissue, get a flu shot.

Provide soap and water and alcohol-based hand rubs in the workplace.

Monitor for and discourage stigma and discrimination in the workplace.

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