As COVID-19 continues to spread in communities, please be aware of the risk of visiting different public settings. When deciding whether to go out, consider factors about how COVID-19 spreads in a certain location, including:
- how closely and for how long you will be with other people,
- the number of different people you will be with,
- how well an area is ventilated, and
- whether other people will be wearing face coverings.
Your own ability to wear a mask and your risk for developing severe illness from COVID-19 may be important to think about as well.
Meat, Poultry, and Seafood Processors
- Meat and Poultry Industry Guidance (VDH) (3/12/2021)
- Summary of Options for Managing COVID-19 Exposed, Asymptomatic Meat and Poultry Plant Workers (3/12/2021)
- Poultry Plant Workers Tested for COVID-19 (VDH) (3/12/2021)
- Poultry Employer Toolkit for COVID-19 (VDH): English, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, Haitian Creole
- Meat and Poultry Industry Guidance (CDC)
- Protecting Seafood Processing Workers from COVID-19 (CDC)
- Guidance for Meat and Seafood Processors (CDC)
Migrant Labor Camps
Restaurants
- Guidance for Food Establishments (VDH)
- Guidance for Food and Grocery Pick-up, Delivery Drivers (CDC)
- Considerations for Restaurants and Bars (CDC)
Public Amusement, Events and Gatherings, and Other Locations
- Considerations for Election Polling Locations and Voters (CDC)
- Considerations for Events and Gatherings (CDC)
- Holiday Celebrations (CDC)
- Considerations for Casinos and Gaming Operations (CDC)
- Aquatic Facilities
- COVID-19 Screening, Monitoring, and Testing of Non-Essential Employees (VDH)
- Evaluating Non-Critical Infrastructure Workers with COVID-19 Symptoms or Exposures (VDH)
- Case Investigation and Contact Tracing in Non-healthcare Workplaces: Information for Employers (CDC)
- Daily COVID-19 Screening of Patrons (VDH) (10/28/20)
- Daily COVID-19 Screening of Employees (Non-healthcare Workers) (VDH) (7/24/20)
- COVID-19 Screening, Monitoring, and Testing of Critical Infrastructure Workers (non-Healthcare) (VDH)
- Symptom Monitoring Log (VDH)
- Guidance for Ending Home Isolation (VDH)
- VDH Guidance for Public Health Prioritization of COVID-19 Point Prevalence Surveys (8/19/20)
- VDH Interim Guidance for Implementing and Defining Roles for Testing Strategies in High-Density Critical Infrastructure Workplaces after a COVID-19 Case is Identified (3/9/21)
- Exposed Critical Infrastructure Workers (CDC)
- Cloth Face Coverings Guidance (CDC)
- Businesses and COVID-19 FAQ (VDH).
- Businesses and Employers (CDC)
- Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility (CDC)
- Information about Ventilation (CDC)
- Water Quality in Closed/Reduced-use Buildings (EPA)
- CDC's Resuming Business Toolkit
- CDC's Employer Information for Office Buildings
Online Reporting Portal for COVID-19 Case Reports
The new COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) adopted by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry(DOLI) requires all employers to report outbreaks of COVID-19 to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH).
The ETS also provides that “The employer shall notify DOLI within 24 hours of the discovery of three (3) or more employees present at the place of employment within a 14-day period testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus during that 14-day time period.” COVID-19 case reports must be filed through the Virginia Department of Health’s (VDH) online reporting portal. This portal ensures case reports will meet VDH and DOLI reporting compliance. Up to 10 COVID-19 positive cases may be entered in the portal at once.
Employers no longer need to report single COVID-19 positive cases to VDH, in order to comply with the ETS.
However, after the initial report of outbreak (two or more cases), employers shall continue to report all cases to VDH until the local health department notifies the business that the outbreak has been closed.
After the outbreak is closed, subsequent identification of two or more cases of COVID-19 during a declared emergency shall be reported, as above.