The following FAQs build on the Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers and Guidance for Critical Infrastructure Workers.
These FAQs are not intended for healthcare facilities; CDC has provided separate Guidance for Healthcare Settings. Employees who have symptoms when they arrive at work or become sick during the day should immediately be separated from other employees, customers, and visitors and sent home.
Employees who develop symptoms outside of work should notify their supervisor and stay home. Sick employees should follow CDC-recommended steps.
Employees should not return to work until they have met the criteria to discontinue home isolation and have consulted with a healthcare provider and state or local health department.