Effective May 7, 2021, New Hampshire’s updated COVID-19 Universal Guidelines (now called Universal Best Practices) take effect but remind us that we still need to take precautions and follow the same recommendations, including:
- Good planning and communication to staff and consumers
- Vaccination against COVID-19
- Identifying and excluding people with symptoms of COVID-19 or risk factors for
exposure - Testing people with symptoms of, or risk factors for, COVID-19
- Social/physical distancing
- Face mask use
- Cohorting (i.e., grouping individuals together and keeping them together)
- Modifying layouts and limiting group sizes
- Good and frequent hand hygiene
- Cleaning and disinfection of frequently touched surfaces and avoiding shared
objects - Increasing and improving room and building ventilation (ventilation involves
replacing stagnant indoor air that may contain peoples’ respiratory droplets with
new fresh outdoor air) - Contract tracing, isolation, and quarantine