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A surprising amount of local COVID cases are attributed to restaurant employees or those who dine in at restaurants. In British Columbia for example, hundreds of COVID-19 cases were linked to restaurants, bars and lounges. While existing measures such as curbside pickup and spaced seating have helped curb some COVID-19 cases, contact tracing remains as important as ever as it can help notify and isolate infected individuals.
As restaurants remain as one of the most popular places for social gatherings, it’s important that restaurant owners do their part to keep their communities safe. By implementing contact tracing measures, you’ll be doing both you and your community a valuable service.
A surprising amount of local COVID cases are attributed to restaurant employees or those who dine in at restaurants. In British Columbia for example, hundreds of COVID-19 cases were linked to restaurants, bars and lounges. While existing measures such as curbside pickup and spaced seating have helped curb some COVID-19 cases, contact tracing remains as important as ever as it can help notify and isolate infected individuals.
As restaurants remain as one of the most popular places for social gatherings, it’s important that restaurant owners do their part to keep their communities safe. By implementing contact tracing measures, you’ll be doing both you and your community a valuable service.
While physical contact tracing logs may seem like the simplest solution, it’s also not the most secure one. There are various privacy regulations you must follow when collecting information for contact tracing. Storing the information in a safe place and having it destroyed regularly is an important part of contact tracing. B.C.'s privacy commissioner has stated that it's best to store this information digitally as, “If it’s put on a computer database, then there’s proper passwords and it is protected”. Never leave contact tracing logs unattended and be sure to destroy the logs every 20-30 days, depending on health authority guidelines
While physical contact tracing logs may seem like the simplest solution, it’s also not the most secure one. There are various privacy regulations you must follow when collecting information for contact tracing. Storing the information in a safe place and having it destroyed regularly is an important part of contact tracing. B.C.'s privacy commissioner has stated that it's best to store this information digitally as, “If it’s put on a computer database, then there’s proper passwords and it is protected”. Never leave contact tracing logs unattended and be sure to destroy the logs every 20-30 days, depending on health authority guidelines
Next In Line will automatically delete customer data for you. You can enable or disable this feature and even set how often this should occur.
On top of storing contact tracing logs, Next In Line’s waitlist features can help your restaurants stay within capacity regulations. Our capacity counters are one of many of our contact tracing features that come free with any Next In Line account.
Next In Line’s capacity counters will help you stay within health guidelines and never be overwhelmed
Based on a study conducted by Kretzschmar et al. efficient contact tracing measures can prevent up to 80% of potential cases. By keeping accurate contact tracing logs and working with your local health authority, you could be making a huge impact on your community's caseloads.
When the pandemic first began and lockdowns had shut down nearly all businesses, everybody was devastated. Implementing contact tracing measures is one of the key ways business owners can assist in the reopening of their communities.
A workplace can sometimes be more than just a workplace to employees. By putting in the effort to show your employees that you care about their health, you’ll not only be making them feel safe at work, but also be gaining their respect and admiration. The same can be said for your customers, who will definitely recognize the effort that you are putting in to foster a safer business environment.
Hopefully, this contact tracing primer will help you in running your business in these unprecedented times. Keep in mind that for the most recent news on COVID-19 guidelines, you should always refer to your local health authority.
While contact tracing may seem daunting at first, it all becomes easier with some time, and the right help. Next In Line is the easiest waitlist management solution out there and we want to help you get a head start on keeping your community happy and healthy.
Whether you’re set on a physical contact tracing log or are deciding on upgrading to our software, getting started on contact tracing is an amazing first step. You can download our contact tracing log template and sign up for Next In Line below.
