3. Things to consider when you and your employees travel
Before traveling
- Make sure your organization
and its employees have the latest information on areas where COVID-19 is
spreading.
- Based on the latest
information, your organization should assess the benefits and risks
related to upcoming travel plans.
- Avoid sending employees who
may be at higher risk of serious illness (e.g. older employees and those
with medical conditions such as diabetes, heart and lung disease) to areas
where COVID-19 is spreading.
- Make sure all persons
travelling to locations reporting COVID-19 are briefed by a qualified
professional (e.g. staff health services, health care provider or local
public health partner)
- Consider issuing employees
who are about to travel with small bottles (under 100 CL) of alcohol-based
hand rub. This can facilitate regular hand-washing.
While traveling:
- o Encourage employees to wash
their hands regularly and stay at least one meter away from people who are
coughing or sneezing
- Ensure employees know what to
do and who to contact if they feel ill while traveling.
- Ensure that your employees
comply with instructions from local authorities where they are traveling.
If, for example, they are told by local authorities not to go somewhere
they should comply with this. Your employees should comply with any local
restrictions on travel, movement or large gatherings.
When you or your employees return from traveling:
- Employees who have returned
from an area where COVID-19 is spreading should monitor themselves for
symptoms for 14 days and take their temperature twice a day.
- If they develop even a mild cough or low grade fever (i.e. a temperature of 37.3 C or more) they should stay at home and self-isolate. This means avoiding close contact (one meter or nearer) with other people, including family members. They should also telephone their healthcare provider or the local public health department, giving them details of their recent travel and symptoms.
You need to pack your bag according to your place and it's weather. You need to take safety equipment to make yourself safe. You can take walking aids, walking stick, walking frames and other stuffs according to your comfort.
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