Precautions and Safety Measures at Workplace During Pandemic
Pandemic is a worldwide disease outbreak, caused by various types of agents for example influenza and coronaviruses. Recent pandemic has been the third outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19 (Corona virus disease-19) declared by World Health Organization (WHO), spread in more than 213 continent including...
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Pandemic is a worldwide disease outbreak, caused by various
types of agents for example influenza and coronaviruses.
Recent pandemic has been the third outbreak of coronavirus
COVID-19 (Corona virus disease-19) declared by World
Health Organization (WHO), spread in more than 213
continent including Pakistan.1 Transmission of disease during
pandemic expected in workplaces not only from patient to
healthcare personnel but also between the co-workers and
people of general public and individuals from other
workplaces.2 In Pakistan, total number of positive cases:
302,424 of COVID-19 were reported and 6,389 deaths were
confirmed till 15th September 2020.3 Unfortunately presently
there is no vaccine available against COVID-19 to prevent
this disease. The transmission and spreading of this virus in
different countries is suppressed by testing and take care of
patients, limiting travel, stopping huge gatherings such as
concert, schools, sports events and quarantine the infected
person. 4 This pandemic placed a huge burden on all section
of society including companies and employee workers by
suspending their working activities and implementing new
measures and practices in very small period of time during
this crisis. The European Union member’s countries
established numbers of procedures and measures for the
prevention and spreading of pandemic in working places.5
Major precautions and safety measures should be integrated
in the workplace which covers all risks assessment by
European Union and National Occupational Health and
Safety Regulation and are as follows. 6
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| spelling | doaj-art-6d904022e6f9403fabf040cded83b3382025-08-20T03:13:18ZengBahria Univerisy Health Sciences, Campus KarachiJournal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College2220-75622617-94822021-03-0110410.51985/JBUMDC2020047Precautions and Safety Measures at Workplace During PandemicKhalid AzizHafiza Tuseef SayyarAmbreen Shahzad Pandemic is a worldwide disease outbreak, caused by various types of agents for example influenza and coronaviruses. Recent pandemic has been the third outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19 (Corona virus disease-19) declared by World Health Organization (WHO), spread in more than 213 continent including Pakistan.1 Transmission of disease during pandemic expected in workplaces not only from patient to healthcare personnel but also between the co-workers and people of general public and individuals from other workplaces.2 In Pakistan, total number of positive cases: 302,424 of COVID-19 were reported and 6,389 deaths were confirmed till 15th September 2020.3 Unfortunately presently there is no vaccine available against COVID-19 to prevent this disease. The transmission and spreading of this virus in different countries is suppressed by testing and take care of patients, limiting travel, stopping huge gatherings such as concert, schools, sports events and quarantine the infected person. 4 This pandemic placed a huge burden on all section of society including companies and employee workers by suspending their working activities and implementing new measures and practices in very small period of time during this crisis. The European Union member’s countries established numbers of procedures and measures for the prevention and spreading of pandemic in working places.5 Major precautions and safety measures should be integrated in the workplace which covers all risks assessment by European Union and National Occupational Health and Safety Regulation and are as follows. 6 https://jbumdc.bahria.edu.pk/index.php/ojs/article/view/488 |
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