Leading Utah’s Fight Against Coronavirus

The advent and progression of the Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic requires a proper and measured response from every company and every employee. The impact of the spread of this virus is being reflected in the stock market, reductions in travel, supply chain management, sporting events, education and mass gatherings of every kind. While the effects of COVID-19 are most detrimental to the elderly, the extreme young, the immune-suppressed and patients with significant underlying co-morbidity, the overall mortality rate associated with COVID-19 remains extremely low. Nevertheless, the spread of COVID-19 will have widespread effects on societal interactions and the ability to conduct business. Impacts on families will also be felt in the workplace.

Social distancing, contact tracing, and self-quarantine are proven methods and have been advocated as COVID-19 is transmitted by respiratory secretions and contact. Implementing social distancing in the workplace is challenging. BioUtah believes it is incumbent on every company and individual to do their part in fighting the spread of COVID-19. To that end, we provide the following observations and recommendations to our member companies.