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CDC Recommends Sweeping Changes to American Offices
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CDC Recommends Sweeping Changes to American Offices

Temperature checks, desk shields and no public transit: The guidelines would remake office life. Some may decide it’s easier to keep employees at home.

Matt Richtel
The New York Times, 2020
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As businesses slowly reopen after the COVID-19 shutdown, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Matt Richtel reports on new guidance for companies and their employees from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Social distancing, washing hands and wearing masks remain its top recommendations. Social distancing may require companies to rethink workspace layouts. You may have to say goodbye to the common kitchen, the coffee maker and shared meals. You should also avoid public transit for a while and limit your trips outside your home.

Take-Aways

  • The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued guidelines to help businesses reopen while preventing further spread of COVID-19.
  • The most important factor in maintaining safety at work is employee compliance with the guidelines.
  • States and municipalities are opening slowly, but limiting trips outside the home and curtailing interactions with others remain the safest choices.

About the Author

Author Matt Richtel is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The New York Times.

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