Workers in critical infrastructure sectors may be permitted to work if asymptomatic after potential exposure to a confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), provided that worker infection prevention recommendations and controls are implemented. Outbreaks of illness among workers in food-producing facilities and surrounding communities have raised unique questions that identified the need for testing…… read more »
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Contact Tracing by Community Health Workers in Low-Resource, Non-US Settings
This document provides information on how community health workers (CHWs) can support contact tracing efforts related to COVID-19 in low resource and resource-limited non-U.S. settings. The considerations can be adapted to follow national or local guidelines and account for local context.… read more »
Science Brief: Options to Reduce Quarantine for Contacts of Persons with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Using Symptom Monitoring and Diagnostic Testing
CDC recommends a quarantine period of 14 days. Based on local circumstances and resources, this page offers options to shorten quarantine.… read more »
Laboratory Capacity
Resources for laboratories to conduct testing to identify new cases of coronavirus disease 2019.… read more »
What Long-Haul Truck Driver Employees Need to Know about COVID-19
Learn what manufacturing workers and employers need to know during COVID-19.… read more »
What Long-Haul Truck Driver Employers Need to Know about COVID-19
Learn what long-haul truck drivers need to know during COVID-19.… read more »
Assessing Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 Illness
CDC is conducting disease surveillance and field investigations to better understand why some people are more likely to develop severe COVID-19 illness.… read more »
How to Make Masks
How to Make Cloth Face Coverings… read more »
How to Select and Use Hand Sanitizer
Learn how to select and use hand sanitizer in order to help you avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others.… read more »
Know Your Travel Risk – Transportation Infographic
Staying home is the best way to protect yourself and loved ones.If you travel:Short trips with no stops are safer than longer road trips with one or more stops.Traveling only with household members is safer than traveling with people who don’t live with you.… read more »