Guidelines for Symptom Monitoring and Management of Workers for COVID-19 Infection
Guideline for the early and timeous identification and diagnosis of workers at risk of COVID-19 infection as well as early referral for appropriate treatment, care and timeous return to work of affected workers. Published 19 August 2020
These guidelines are applicable to all workers covered by regulation GN R.398 of Government Gazette 43600 of 7 August 2020. Amendment to the Directions issued under the Disaster Management Act in Government Notice no. 796 published in Government Gazette no. 43533 of 17 July 2020.
The aim of this guideline is to enable:
1. Early and timeous identification and diagnosis of workers at risk of COVID-19 infection
2. Early referral for appropriate treatment, care and timeous return to work of affected workers
3. The protection of other unaffected workers, consumers, visitors and clients of these groups of workers.
This is an interim guide that may be updated as the outbreak in South Africa intensifies, to guide additional workforce preserving strategies. This document replaces the previous document issued in April 2020
Document prepared by the Occupational Health and Safety Committee – Covid-19 Response
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