Sunday Times

Behaviour in the base

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1. People must keep a social distance, wear masks and wash hands.

2. All the measures recorded in the guidelines will continue to apply to all participan­ts in the biological­ly safe environmen­t.

3. There will be single-person room occupancy at any hotel in the safe area.

4. All teams and staff will eat their meals at their hotels within the area in accordance with guidelines.

5. There must be at least ...

● One dedicated physiother­apy room for each team.

● One dedicated medical room for each team for doctor consultati­ons with strict hygiene policies in accordance with guidelines.

6. There will be no uncontroll­ed interactio­ns between different teams’ players, support staff, media, and/or officials at the team hotel.

7. There will be no congregati­ng in common spaces (lounges/meeting rooms) within the hotel grounds/facilities in the safe area unless arranged and the guidelines will apply.

8. Masks to be worn at all times except in rooms.

9. Further testing will only be done as identified by the health officer and medical staff with the daily screening.

10. Gyms may be used under strict social distancing (6m between individual­s) and strict cleaning protocols. These times must be booked and arranged to avoid congestion occurring.

ILLNESS

1. Any person with an illness that fits the symptoms for Covid-19 (even subtle symptoms like diarrhoea and conjunctiv­itis) must be assessed by the medical staff, isolated in rooms and tested for Covid-19. When identified, the medical staff must contact the PSL medical officer and advise regarding the testing.

2. Illnesses proven Covid-19 negative must be treated and care taken if there is a prospect of these being contagious.

3. Points 1 and 2 would fall into similar guidelines of management of medical illness as per maritime medical guidelines, which allows for urgent identifica­tion, isolation and management to prevent rampant spread, whether the illness be Covid-19 or not.

4. Medical care of any hotel staff must be addressed by the hotel and their processes, and not team staff.

 ?? Picture: Gallo Images ?? Ben Motshwari.
Picture: Gallo Images Ben Motshwari.

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