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      • Avon >
        • AFC Sushi @ Big Y
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        • E & D Pizza Company
        • Educational Playcare, Ltd
        • Ekkalak Thai
        • Exxon Buck Stop
        • Fabiola's Fine Foods LLC
        • Farmington Valley Academy Montessori
        • Farmington Woods Master Assoc.
        • Five Guys
        • First & Last Tavern of Avon LLC
        • Friendly's Ice Cream
        • Golf Club of Avon - Pool Snack Bar
        • Golf Club of Avon - Snack
        • Golf Club of Avon, Inc.
        • Hot Heaven
        • iDevices, Inc.
        • Liki Sushi Asian Bistro
        • Little City Pizza Co.
        • Luke's Donut Shop, Inc.
        • Lyme Grill
        • Marketplace
        • Max A Mia
        • Moe's Southwest Grill
        • New England Pasta Co. & Cafe
        • Pho House
        • Pick & Mix
        • Pine Grove School
        • Pizzeria DaVinci
        • Puerta Vallarta
        • RB Market
        • Residence at Brookside
        • Residence Inn - Marriott
        • River's Edge Bistro II
        • River Ridge at Avon
        • Roaring Brook School
        • Seasons Restaurant
        • Starbucks
        • Subway Old Avon Village
        • Subway @ Walmart
        • Sushi Maru
        • The Bee's Knees
        • The Elephant Trail
        • The Fresh Market
        • The North House
        • The North House Restaurant
        • Thompson Brook School
        • Toshi
        • Tower Lane Cafe
        • Truffles on Main, LLC
        • Truffles on Wheels
        • Vivaldi's Pizza
        • West Avon Pizza
        • Whitson's at CREC 59 Waterville Rd
        • Whitson's at CREC 20 Security Dr
      • Barkhamsted >
        • Barkhamsted Elementary School
        • Brass Horse
        • Christie Caters
        • Grassy Knoll Farm
        • Log House Restaurant
        • North End Store
        • Passiflora
        • Pleasant Valley General Store
        • Riverton General Store
        • Rose's Kitchen
        • Solo Pizza
        • Subway
        • Sweet Peas
        • The Village at Boulder Ridge
        • White Pines Campsites
      • Canton >
        • ABC Pizza
        • B Good
        • Barnes & Noble Cafe
        • Bento Nouveau Sushi Bar
        • Buon Appetito
        • Canton Intermediate School
        • Canton Middle/High School
        • Cherry Brook Health Care Center
        • Cherry Brook Pizza
        • Cherry Brook Primary School
        • Chinatown
        • Chipotle
        • Crown & Hammer Restaurant
        • Dish 'n Dat
        • Dunkin Donuts
        • Flatbread
        • Focus Alternative Learning
        • Forty-One Bridge Street
        • Francesca's
        • Giv Coffee
        • Grindstone Tavern
        • Joe Pizza
        • KFC/Taco Bell
        • La Salle Market & Deli
        • Onion Mountain Catering
        • Panera Bread
        • Reno's Drive In
        • Saybrook Fish House
        • Shop Rite
        • Subway
        • The Bagel Deli
        • The Green Papaya
        • The Village Cafe
        • Toasted Oat Cafe
      • Colebrook >
        • Camp Jewell of Hartford, YMCA
        • Colebrook Consolidated School
        • Colebrook Store
        • Hide Away Ranch
      • East Granby >
        • Airport Gas
        • Brignole Vineyard
        • Center Grill
        • Copper Hill Bar & Grill
        • Crazy Arepas
        • Domino's Pizza
        • Dunkin Donuts 4 Rainbow Rd
        • Dunkin Donuts 150 Rainbow Rd
        • Flying Foods Group
        • Gio's Brick Oven Pizzeria & Pub
        • J & G Pizza
        • Artisan Caterers
        • Kane's Kitchen
        • Marks Auto Parts
        • Subway
        • The Kitchen
        • Three Brothers II
        • Valley Fish Company
        • Wok on the Wild Side
      • Farmington >
        • AJ Ginza LLC at UConn
        • Amberwoods
        • Anthology of Farmington
        • Arden Courts
        • Atria Farmington
        • Au Bon Pain
        • Bamboo Asian Cuisine
        • Barnes & Noble Cafe
        • Bento Nouveau, Unionville
        • Bogey's Bites & Brews
        • Brock & Company at Miss Porter's
        • Brookdale of Farmington
        • Butchers and Bakers
        • California Pizza Kitchen
        • Carol's Lunchbox
        • Carrier Academy of Learning
        • Chang An
        • China Pan
        • Claudias
        • Connecticare / Unidine
        • Country Club of Farmington
        • Country Club of Farmington - Snack Bar
        • Culteavo
        • Cugino's Restaurant
        • Cumberland Farms #4748
        • Dunkin Donuts 6 Colt Hwy
        • Dunkin Donuts 348 Colt Hwy
        • Dunkin Donuts 1015 Farmington Ave
        • Dunkin Donuts 12 Mill St
        • Dunkin Donuts Westfarms Mall
        • East Farms School / Chartwells
        • Educational Playcare
        • Eurest @ Bank of America 70 Batterson Park Road
        • Eurest @ Carrier WHQ 1 Carrier Place
        • Eurest @ Compass Group 8 Farm Spring Road
        • Eurest @ Otis Engineering 5 Farm Spring Road
        • Eurest @ UTC 10 Farm Spring Road
        • Fancy Bagels
        • Farmington Farms Snack Bar
        • Farmington Gardens
        • Farmington High School - Chartwells
        • Farmington Marriott - Coffee / Sushi Bar
        • Farmington Marriott - Kitchen
        • Farmington Mini Golf & Ice Cream
        • Farmington Pizza LLC
        • Farmington Sports Arena - Outdoor Snack Bar
        • Farmington Sports Arena - Skybox Cafe
        • Farmington Sports Arena Cafe
        • Five Corners Bistro and Craft Bar
        • Five Guys Burgers & Fries
        • Fork & Fire
        • Galleria Restaurant
        • George's Pizza
        • Green Tea Chinese Restaurant
        • Hampton Inn & Suites
        • Hans & Fritz Restaurant & Deli
        • Helix Cafe' @ Jackson Lab
        • Highland Park Markets
        • Hissho Sushi
        • Holy Family Retreat Center
        • Homewood Suites Hotel
        • Irving Robbins School / Chartwells
        • Kindercare Learning Center
        • LA Men Toshiya
        • Lotus Grill
        • Lucky Dragon
        • Main Moon
        • Mama Lukes
        • Mangetsu Farmington
        • Market Place Cafe @ Nordstrom
        • Matthew's Restaurant
        • McDonald's of Unionville
        • Middlewoods of Farmington, LLC
        • Naples Pizza
        • Nardelli's Grinder Shop
        • Noah Wallace School / Chartwells
        • Olee's Master Pizza
        • On the Go Smoothie
        • Panera Bread
        • People's Choice
        • Piccolo Arancio
        • Pomona Pete's
        • Pondview Cafe
        • Rebel Dog Coffee Co.
        • River's Edge Bistro
        • Rubab's Express
        • Sbarro
        • Starbuck's
        • Stop & Shop Supermarket #686
        • Subway 190 Main St
        • Subway 348 Colt Highway
        • Subway 1426 Farmington Ave
        • Subway Westfarms Mall
        • Taco Bell
        • Taprock Beer & Refuge
        • Tavern on the Green
        • Tavern on the Green - Snack Bar 1
        • Texas De Brazil
        • The Farmington Club - Snack Bar 1
        • The Farmington Club - Aqueduct Room
        • The Farmington Club - Clubhouse
        • The Farmington Club - Food Court
        • The Farmington Inn & Suites
        • The Grille at Winding Trails
        • Toro Loco
        • Touchpoints of Farmington
        • Truffles Bakery
        • Truffles Restaurant
        • Trumpf Building 3 / Lessing's
        • Tunxis Community College - Corner Cafe
        • Tunxis Community College - Pages Cafe
        • Tunxis Plantation - Snack Bar 2
        • Tunxis Plantation - Snack Bar 1
        • Tunxis Plantation - Table Green Pavillion
        • UConn Health Center - Marbles Cafe
        • UConn Health Center at Konover
        • UConn Health Center - Food Court
        • UConn Health Center - Kitchen
        • UConn Health Center OPP 5th Floor Cafe
        • UCONN Health Center - Starbucks
        • Union Elementary School
        • Unionville Family Restaurant
        • Village Gate
        • West District School / Chartwells
        • Westwoods Upper Elementary School / Chartwells
        • Williams Sonoma
        • Wood-N-Tap
        • Xali Fine Dining Services
        • Yume Japanese Steakhouse
      • Granby >
        • At The Barn
        • Brignole Vineyards
        • Bushy Hill Orchards
        • Cambridge House Brew Pub
        • Cumberland Farms #4743
        • Dave's LLC
        • Deep Roots Street Food
        • Dunkin Donuts
        • Farmer's Kitchen
        • Food Bag #514
        • Four Dads Pub
        • Freshie's Cafe
        • Geissler's Supermarket
        • Geno's Pizzeria
        • Granby High School
        • Granby Middle School
        • Granby Pizza
        • Granby Village Health
        • Han Asian Cuisine
        • High Meadow
        • Jake's Wayback Burger
        • Kelly Lane Intermediate School
        • La Figata
        • Lite N Up Eatery
        • Lost Acres Orchard
        • Lost Acres Vineyard
        • Lox Stock & Bagels of Granby, Inc.
        • Meadowbrook of Granby
        • New England Pizza
        • Oishi
        • Peppermill Bakery
        • Rancho Viejo
        • Sotelo's Pizza & Restaurant
        • Starbucks
        • Stop & Shop
        • Subway at YMCA
        • Subway, Teerth LLC
        • Tiger Belly
        • Toni Anns
        • The Comfort Food Truck
        • The Sweet Beet
        • The Whisk
        • Verdura Tapas and Wine Bar
        • Wells Road Intermediate School
      • Hartland >
        • Hartland Elementary School
        • The Coach Stop
        • Wilderness School
      • New Hartford >
        • Ann Antolini School
        • AYA Management
        • Bakerville Elementary School
        • Bamboo
        • Barden Farm
        • Better Half Bistro
        • Bridgestreet Libations and Temptations
        • Camp Sequassen
        • Camp Workoeman
        • Dunkin Donuts
        • Farm River Cafe
        • Grey Area Tavern
        • Marandino Foods
        • Michel Angelo's
        • New Hartford Diner
        • New Hartford Elementary School
        • New Hartford Stop & Save
        • Parrot-Delaney Tavern
        • Pizza Pete's
        • Radwick's Coffee and Sandwich
        • Savory Thyme Catering
        • Ski Sundown
      • Simsbury >
        • Abigail's Grille & Bar
        • Ana's KItchen
        • ACE Sushi
        • Andy's Italian Kitchen
        • Anthology of Simsbury
        • Antonios / Hoops
        • Aramark @ Chubb Insurance
        • Attilios At Simsbury Farms
        • Bennys
        • Blue Fox Walk
        • Brookside Bagels
        • Burger Fi
        • Central School
        • Blue Fox Rock n Bowl
        • Chili's Grill & Bar
        • Cracker Barrel
        • Cumberland Farms (151 Hopmeadow)
        • Dunkin Donuts 1261 Hopmeadow
        • Dunkin Donuts 25 Albany Tpke
        • Dunkin Donuts 142 Hopmeadow
        • Educational Playcare
        • Eurest at Chubb
        • Fitzgerald's
        • Flamig Farm, Inc.
        • Flik/Ethel Walker
        • Flik International / The Hartford
        • Green Tea
        • Harborside Healthcare - Governors House
        • Harvest Cafe & Bakery
        • Henry James School
        • Hopmeadow C.C. Pool Snack Shack
        • Hopmeadow CC Clubhouse
        • Hoyt Cinema
        • Jason House
        • Joe Pizza
        • Kane's Market, Inc.
        • Khagan Mongolian Grill
        • Latimer Lane School
        • Little India
        • Little Mazen Pizza
        • Luna Pizza
        • Main Moon
        • Manny's Pizza
        • Marco's
        • McDonald's
        • McLadden's Irish Publick House
        • McLean Health Center
        • McLean Village Apartments
        • Meadow Asian Cuisine
        • Metro Bis
        • Millwrights
        • Oishi
        • Old Well Tavern
        • People's Choice
        • Pepperoni's Pizza
        • Plan B
        • Popover Cafe & Bakery
        • Present Company
        • Red Stone Pub
        • Route 10 Pizza
        • Saki Mura
        • Simsbury High School
        • Simsbury Market
        • Skaters Cafe
        • Soma Grill
        • Squadron Line School
        • Starbucks
        • Stop & Shop
        • Subway 924 Hopmeadow
        • Subway 25B Albany Tpke
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        • Tan Wong Restaurant
        • Tariffvile School
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        • The Master's School
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Business FAQ’s
 
1. What do I do if someone comes to work with symptoms of COVID – 19?
Employees who have symptoms when they arrive at work or become sick during the day should immediately be separated from other employees, customers, and visitors and sent home. Employees who develop symptoms outside of work should notify their supervisor and stay home.
Sick employees should follow CDC-recommended steps. Employees should not return to work until they have met the criteria to discontinue home isolation and have consulted with a healthcare provider and state or local health department.
Employers should not require sick employees to provide a COVID-19 test result or healthcare provider’s note to validate their illness, qualify for sick leave, or return to work. Healthcare provider offices and medical facilities may be extremely busy and not able to provide such documentation in a timely manner.

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General Business FAQ
Reopening America Cleaning Disinfection Decision Tool
Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
 
2. What do I do if an employee is suspected of having COVID 19?
​In most cases, you do not need to shut down your facility. But do close off any areas used for prolonged periods of time by the sick person:
  • Wait 24 hours before cleaning and disinfecting to minimize potential for other employees being exposed to respiratory droplets. If waiting 24 hours is not feasible, wait as long as possible.
  • During this waiting period, open outside doors and windows to increase air circulation in these areas.
Follow the CDC cleaning and disinfection recommendations:
  • Clean dirty surfaces with soap and water before disinfecting them.
  • To disinfect surfaces, use products that meet EPA criteria for use against SARS-Cov-2external iconexternal icon, the virus that causes COVID-19, and are appropriate for the surface.
  • Always wear gloves and gowns appropriate for the chemicals being used when you are cleaning and disinfecting.
  • You may need to wear additional personal protective equipment (PPE) depending on the setting and disinfectant product you are using.
In addition to cleaning and disinfecting, employers should determine which employees may have been exposed to the virus and need to take additional precautions:
  • Most workplaces should follow the Public Health Recommendations for Community-Related Exposure.
  • Critical infrastructure workplaces should follow the guidance Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19.
Sick employees should follow CDC-recommended steps. Employees should not return to work until they have met the criteria to discontinue home isolation and have consulted with a healthcare provider and state or local health department.
If an employee is confirmed to have COVID-19, employers should inform fellow employees of their possible exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace but maintain confidentiality as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
  • Guidance for Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers 
  • General Business FAQ
  • Reopening America Cleaning Disinfection Decision Tool
  • Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19

3. What do I do if an employee may have been exposed to COVID 19 but is not showing symptoms?
Employees may have been exposed if they are a “close contact” of someone who infected, which is defined as being within approximately 6 feet (2 meters) of a person with COVID-19 for a prolonged period of time:
  • Potentially exposed employees who have symptoms of COVID-19 should self-isolate and follow CDC recommended steps.
  • Potentially exposed employees who do not have symptoms should remain at home or in a comparable setting and practice social distancing for 14 days.
All other employees should self-monitor for symptoms such as fever, cough, or shortness of breath. If they develop symptoms, they should notify their supervisor and stay home.
See Public Health Recommendations for Community-Related Exposure for more information.
To ensure continuity of operations of essential functions, CDC advises that critical infrastructure workersexternal iconexternal icon may be permitted to continue work following potential exposure to COVID-19, provided they remain symptom-free and additional precautions are taken to protect them and the community.
  • Critical infrastructure businesses have an obligation to limit, to the extent possible, the reintegration of in-person workers who have been exposed to COVID-19 but remain symptom-free in ways that best protect the health of the worker, their co-workers, and the general public.
  • An analysis of core job tasks and workforce availability at worksites can allow the employer to match core activities to other equally skilled and available in-person workers who have not been exposed.
  • A critical infrastructure worker who is symptom-free and returns to work should wear a face mask at all times while in the workplace for 14 days after last exposure. Employers can issue facemasks or can approve employees’ supplied cloth face coverings in the event of shortages.
See Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 for more information.

General Business FAQ
Reopening America Cleaning Disinfection Decision Tool
Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19

4. What do I do if I find out several days later, after an employee has worked, that they are diagnosed with COVID 19?
  • If it has been less than 7 days since the sick employee used the facility, clean and disinfect all areas used by the sick employee following the CDC cleaning and disinfection recommendations.
  • If it has been 7 days or more since the sick employee used the facility, additional cleaning and disinfection is not necessary. Continue routinely cleaning and disinfecting all high-touch surfaces in the facility.
  • Other employees may have been exposed to the virus if they were in “close contact” (within approximately 6 feet or 2 meters) of the sick employee for a prolonged period of time.
    • Those who have symptoms should self-isolate and follow CDC recommended steps.
    • In most workplaces, those potentially exposed but with no symptoms should remain at home or in a comparable setting and practice social distancing for 14 days.
    • Critical infrastructure workers should follow Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19. A critical infrastructure worker who is symptom-free and returns to work should wear a face mask at all times while in the workplace for 14 days after last exposure. Employers can issue facemasks or can approve employees’ supplied cloth face coverings in the event of shortages.
  • Employees not considered exposed should self-monitor for symptoms such as fever, cough, or shortness of breath. If they develop symptoms, they should notify their supervisor and stay home.
  • ​General Business FAQ
  • Reopening America Cleaning Disinfection Decision Tool
  • Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
 
5. When should an employee suspected or confirmed with COVID 19 return to work?
Sick employees should follow steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 if you are sick. Employees should not return to work until they meet the criteria to discontinue home isolation and have consulted with a healthcare provider and state or local health department.
Employers should not require sick employee to provide a negative COVID-19 test result or healthcare provider’s note to return to work. Employees with COVID-19 who have stayed home can stop home isolation and return to work when they have met one of the following sets of criteria:
  • Option 1: If, in consultation with a healthcare provider and local public health authorities knowledgeable about locally available testing resources, it is determined an employee will not have a test to determine if they are still contagious, the employee can leave home and return to work after these three conditions have been met:
    • The employee has had no fever for at least 72 hours (that is, 3 full days of no fever without the use medicine that reduces fevers)
      AND
    • respiratory symptoms have improved (for example, cough or shortness of breath have improved)
      AND
    • at least 10 days have passed since their symptoms first appeared
  • Option 2: If, in consultation with a healthcare provider and local public health authorities knowledgeable about locally available testing resources, it is determined the employee will be tested to determine if the employee is still contagious, the employee can leave home after these three conditions have been met:
    • The employee no longer has a fever (without the use of medicine that reduces fevers)
      AND
    • respiratory symptoms have improved (for example, cough or shortness of breath have improved)
      AND
    • they received two negative tests in a row, at least 24 hours apart. Their doctor should follow CDC guidelines.
  • General Business FAQ
  • Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
 

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