At the same time, she said, countries are expected to provide sufficient opportunities to identify, contact tracing, and for the treatment and isolation of those who are in need. There is confidence that the medical services necessary for other tasks of health will be restored. But the mitigation measures does not mean that the virus has disappeared from the population.
“we Need to continue to identify and test all suspected cases, isolate and treat confirmed cases and track all contacts, promote safe hygiene techniques and respiratory etiquette; to protect healthcare workers and to maintain the readiness of the health system to new challenges,” said Vujnović.
she said, how these measures will be applied, and determine how to develop the epidemic further, and see whether we are waiting the new wave. “We expect to see continued use whatever combination of measures of willingness and capabilities, which Russia used until now, including adaptation and flexibility depending on the situation,” – said the who representative.
Talking about whether it is possible for everyone to get back to jobs, or employers to better keep the remote mode for their employees, Vujnović noted that the modes of returning to the workplace are the responsibility of national and local authorities as well as employers.
“If we talk about the basic recommendations on return, it is very important to regularly clean all work surfaces with a disinfectant frequently to wash or disinfect hands, and both workers and clients; keep physical distance; to reduce the number of meetings with the personal presence and to use remote working; reduce the number of trips; daily to measure the temperature of the employees; to provide employees with accurate information on COVID-19 and promote the observance of precautions,” added Vujnović.
