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COVID-19 Efforts to
Safeguard Law Enforcement &
EMS

2020 ASTORS Champion : Centers for Disease Control &

Prevention www . AmericanSecurityToday . com 2020 CHAMPIONS - Edition 51

erational duties ( i . e . coveralls

) must provide protection that is at least as great as that provided by the minimum amount of PPE rec- ommended .

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention ( CDC

)

COVID-19 Efforts to

Safeguard Law Enforcement &

EMS

Excellence in Homeland

Security

The Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention ( CDC ) has provid- ed specific Law enforcement

and EMS guidelines for those who must make contact with individuals

confirmed or suspected to have

COVID-19 with guid- ance to help safeguard their health while

per- forming their duties

.

For instance different styles of PPE may be necessary to perform op-

Law enforcement who

must make contact with

individuals confirmed or suspected to have

COVID-19 should follow CDC s

Interim Guidance for

EMS .

To Learn

More , please visit

the CDC ' s answers to frequently asked questions about law en- forcement and COVID-19 by clicking this link .

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