Coronavirus: What Every Business Owner & Individuals Needs to Know
While the full extent of COVID-19's global impact is yet unknown, it's a good idea to take precautionary measures to protect yourself, your employees and your business.
In light of this pandemic, it's important to stay updated on health guidelines from trusted organizations like the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or Public Health Emergency. Ensure you're getting information from reliable sources to avoid spreading misinformation.
While hospitals and governments work to keep people healthy and safe, many businesses like yours are continuing to provide customers with what they need during this period. Update your employees with the latest news developments and health regulations. Provide this information in multiple languages to make sure everyone understands. Look out for common symptoms of the coronavirus like a dry cough, shortness of breath and/or fever. Create hygiene stations in the workplace and make sure your team is following protocol to keep everyone healthy. Encourage employees to work from home if they're not feeling well, or if they traveled recently.
Postpone your event. Unfortunately, postponing your event may be the best way to ensure you keep everyone safe. Change the date on your event page to a later date or set it to TBD (To be determined)
Provide hygiene stations. Set up stations where attendees can wash their hands. Include sanitation gel or face masks
Keep hand sanitizer, disposable wipes, soap and tissues on hand. Remind clients and staff to use them regularly.
Ensure everyone washes their hands (for at least 20 seconds).
Post reminders to avoid handshaking and touching your face.
Wear masks and offer them to your clients as well if you are a business owner.
If relevant, wear protective gear and change them between each meeting you have.
Add extra buffer time between appointments to thoroughly clean stations and disinfect all equipment used if you own a business.
Encourage online ordering. Provide customers with an easy option to order food online—pickup or delivery. Use special offers to make this option appealing. Reduce your delivery rate and offer deals for repeat customers.
Stock up on foreign ingredients. Delivery times may be delayed as the virus continues to spread. Make sure your store is well stocked with hard-to-get ingredients that can remain fresh long-term.
Create a new hygiene protocol. Train your employees to take extra precautions that keep your restaurant clean. Make sure everyone washes their hands thoroughly and frequently. Scrub all food surfaces, tabletops and tableware between customers. Follow guidelines from your local health department. Avoid unnecessary physical contact.
Let everyone of us play safe and cooperate with authorities as they work tirelessly to keep our nations safe.
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