With the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommending those with the swine flu stay home for at least seven days, some managers might be reluctant to tell workers to take time off, especially in departments that are already understaffed. That could be one reason 69% of employees haven’t heard anything about their companies’ policies regarding H1N1.
How should companies prepare? The most important step experts recommend: Get sick employees to stay home. Luckily, many jobs can still get done from an employee’s home. But companies should prepare now so the telecommuting infrastructure is in place before everyone gets sick.
Also, many businesses have started cross-training employees so that essential jobs will still get done even with several absences.
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There are some very simple steps, not fully highlighted in most official communications, that can be practiced
1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).
2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you want to eat, bathe or slap).
3. *Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt). *H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.
4. Similar to 3 above, *clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water . *Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), but *blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.* Neti pots and sinus rinse kits are available at the drug store and relatively inexpensive….under $15.
5. *Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (Amla and other citrus fruits). *If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.
6. *Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc) as you can. *Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.
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