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Muted Eid-ul-Fitr 2020 Celebrations - Hasrat Ullah Sherwani in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh

Social Distancing & Eid-ul-Fitr 2020 Hasrat Ullah Sherwani - Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh Ensuring social distancing while celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr this 2020 from Kasganj District in Uttar Pradesh.  Leading from the front, Hasrat Ullah Sherwani too is setting examples by following lockdown orders yet maintaining the fine balance of social distancing amidst this crisis.  He maintained social distancing norms by not visiting his family in New Delhi during Eid celebrations earlier this month since he lives always in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, and is always committed to the welfare of Kasganj District and it's people.  Eid-ul-Fitr 2020 India highlights: Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, especially the month-long fasting from sunrise to sunset. Follow Hasrat Ullah Sherwani for more updates!

Getting your workplace ready in case COVID-19 arrives in your community

Develop a plan for what to do if someone becomes ill with suspected COVID-19 at one of your workplaces  Traveling in COVID-19 – The plan should cover putting the ill person in a room or area where they are isolated from others in the workplace, limiting the number of people who have contact with the sick person, and contacting the local health authorities.   – Consider how to identify persons who may be at risk, and support them, without inviting stigma and discrimination. This could include persons who have recently traveled to an area reporting cases or other personnel who have conditions that put them at higher risk of serious illness (e.g. diabetes, heart and lung disease, older age). – Tell your local public health authority you are developing the plan and seek their input. • Promote regular teleworking across your organization. If there is an outbreak of COVID-19 in your community the health authorities may advise people to avoid public transport and c...

Things to consider when you and your employees travel

Before traveling - Tips for Travelers Amidst Covid-19 Adversity Things to consider when you and your employees travel – Make sure your organization and its employees have the latest information on areas where COVID-19 is spreading. You can find this at https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports/.   – Based on the latest information, your organization should assess the benefits and risks related to upcoming travel plans.  – Avoid sending employees who may be at higher risk of serious illness (e.g. older employees and those with medical conditions such as diabetes, heart and lung disease) to areas where COVID-19 is spreading.  – Make sure all persons traveling to locations reporting COVID-19 are briefed by a qualified professional (e.g. staff health services, health care provider or local public health partner) – Consider issuing employees who are about to travel with small bottles of alcohol-based hand rub. This c...

How to manage COVID-19 risk when organizing meetings and events?

Organizers of meetings and events need to think about the potential risk from COVID-19 because:  There is a risk that people attending your meeting or event might unwittingly bring the COVID-19 virus to the meeting. Others might be unknowingly exposed to COVID-19.  Although COVID-19 is a mild disease for most people, it can make some very ill. Around 1 in every 5 people who catch COVID-19 needs hospital treatment. How to manage COVID-19 risk when organizing meetings and events? Key considerations to prevent or reduce COVID-19 risks  BEFORE the meeting or event  Check the advice from the authorities in the community where you plan to hold the meeting or event. Follow their advice.   Develop and agree on a preparedness plan to prevent infection at your meeting or event.  – Consider whether a face-to-face meeting or event is needed. Could it be replaced by a teleconference or online event? – Could the meeting or event be scaled down...

Simple ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in your workplace

The low-cost measures below will help prevent the spread of infections in your workplace, such as colds, flu, and stomach bugs, and protect your customers, contractors, and employees. Employers should start doing these things now, even if COVID-19 has not arrived in the communities where they operate. These measures can reduce working days lost due to illness and stop or slow the spread of COVID-19 if it arrives at one of your workplaces. Simple ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in your workplace Make sure your workplaces are clean and hygienic  – Surfaces (e.g. desks and tables) and objects (e.g. telephones, keyboards) need to be wiped with disinfectant regularly – Why? Because contamination on surfaces touched by employees and customers is one of the main ways that COVID-19 spreads. Promote regular and thorough hand-washing by employees, contractors, and customers  – Put sanitizing hand rub dispensers in prominent places around the workplace. Make sure th...

Hasrat Ullah Sherwani on how to get ready for post-pandemic workplace!

With the economy in a standstill as we near an end of the nationwide lock-down, Hasrat Ullah Sherwani recognizes the need to churn the engines of growth for his people, his constituency, and his countrymen. He wants to lay a strong focus on getting ready for the next phase of the remaining year. What’s left of this year is way too little but what’s ahead of us must be made abundant for all! Leading from the Front - Hasrat Ullah Sherwani Getting your workplace ready for COVID-19 by understanding how COVID-19 spreads. When someone who has COVID-19 coughs or exhales they release droplets of infected fluid. Most of these droplets fall on nearby surfaces and objects, such as desks, tables or telephones. People could catch COVID-19 by touching contaminated surfaces or objects, and then touching their eyes, nose, or mouth. If they are standing within 1 meter of a person with COVID-19 they can catch it by breathing in droplets coughed out or exhaled by them. In other words, COVID-1...