Return to work guidelines for the COVID-19 pandemic
Juan Carlos Rueda-Garrido, Ma Teófila Vicente-Herrero, Mª Teresa del Campo, Luís Reinoso-Barbero, Rafael E. de la Hoz, George L. Delclos, Stefanos N. Kales, Alejandro Fernández‐Montero
Abstract
The novel coronavirus 2019 or SARS-CoV-2 has \nspread worldwide since first being detected in China in \nDecember 2019. It has been declared a global health \nemergency by the World Health Organization [1], and \npublic health measures have been applied, including social distancing, work restrictions and home-working promotion. As many countries have flattened the epidemic \ncurve, they are now examining strategies to reopen their \neconomies, requiring evidence-based strategies to return \nworkers to their jobs in the safest way possible. \nOccupational physicians can play key roles in monitoring workers’ health and developing effective return to \nwork guidelines. Along with clinical presentation, laboratory tests provide added value to confirm the diagnosis \nand the stage of COVID-19.