Recommended Precautions for Preventing Spread of COVID-19 in Election Polling Locations, Including Cleaning and Disinfection | NLM

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Recommended Precautions for Preventing Spread of COVID-19 in Election Polling Locations, Including Cleaning and Disinfection

03/02/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 3/2/2020. This guidance provides recommendations on the routine cleaning and disinfection of polling location areas and associated electronic equipment (e.g., voting machines and computers). It suggests actions that polling station workers can take for themselves and the general public to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) by limiting the survival of the virus in the environment. (Text)