About Fresh COVID-19 Self-Isolation and Risk Mitigation Protocol
About Fresh has developed a self-isolation and risk mitigation protocol to guard our team, shoppers, partners, and the broader community from the harmful impacts of COVID-19. The standards put in place by About Fresh exceed the stringency of guidance of World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH).
Based on guidance from the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) the term close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 is considered: face-to-face contact less than 6ft away for more than 10-minutes while a person with a confirmed case of COVID-19 is presenting with symptoms.
About Fresh COVID-19 Self Isolation and Risk Mitigation Protocol
- Regardless of “close contact”, all About Fresh staff that interact with any individual who has a confirmed case of COVID-19 are prohibited from our office, warehouse, and all About Fresh direct operations for 2-weeks.
- Any About Fresh staff member that encounters symptoms, however mild, associated with COVID-19 (e.g. cough, fever, shortness of breath etc.) are prohibited from the office, warehouse, and all About Fresh programs for 2-weeks past their last day of symptoms.
- Starting today, March 24, all About Fresh staff are required to take their own temperature before arriving at the About Fresh office, warehouse, or About Fresh direct programs. Any temperature reading above 100 degrees will trigger an automatic 2-week quarantine.
The About Fresh team is constantly monitoring the latest public health guidance on the management of COVID-19 and will adjust our protocol accordingly as new guidance emerges.