Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have issued guidelines for prevention of transmission and disinfection of hotels/lodging facility where suspect/confirmed COVID 19 cases have been housed. The notification seeks to provide interim guidance about the environmental cleaning/ decontamination in hotels/lodging facilities where persons with potential exposure to COVID 19 have housed.
The following guidelines are to be followed:
- The hotel staff at the receptions are to be well versed in hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene and protocols to be followed if a guest develops symptoms. They should also be trained to handle guests with symptoms. and shall be provided with personal protective equipment.
- The travel and residential history of the guests must be taken including information if they have been in contact with a known case within past 14 days.
- The hotel staff must instruct the guests to maintain good personal hygiene. They must also provide the guests with alcohol based hand rub containing 70% Alcohol in public areas at all times and surgical masks in case they develop respiratory symptoms.
- Maintain hotel hygiene and and equipment for disinfection.
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