UAE firms go all out to protect employees from coronavirus – ZAWYA

UAE firms go all out to protect employees from coronavirus – ZAWYA

Apart from ensuring that employees are using sanitisers regularly and wearing masks when interacting with outsiders, companies are conducting health checks for their workers.. Employees who are returning from China are also asked not to report to work and, instead, go directly to medical centres for check-ups, even if they don't feel any symptoms.. Some have even asked their staff members to work from home if they feel unwell.. "Other employees returning to the UAE from abroad should report to Jebel Ali Medical Centre or Al Taweelah Medical Centre for medical assessment before resuming their duties," the advisory also said.. The first nCoV death outside China was reported in the Philippines on Sunday, as confirmed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Philippines.. Nikai Group in the UAE, as part of precautionary measures, has procured facemasks and handed them to all its employees.. Hand hand sanitisers were also made available across its office, store and warehouse.. Staff members returning from China are told to undergo tests.