COVID-19: guidance for the workplace

Background and scope of guidance

On 11th March 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak as pandemic. The European Commission is working together with the WHO and Member State public health authorities to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. In the EU, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is closely monitoring this outbreak and providing risk assessments to guide EU Member States and the EU Commission in their response activities.

Vaccination against the coronavirus will in time bring an end to the pandemic, but in the meantime all sections of society – including businesses and employers – must play a role to…