In this article, you'll discover:
- The increased health risks in coworking spaces due to high density and shared surfaces.
- Challenges in managing COVID-19 outbreaks and maintaining safety in coworking environments.
- The shift towards remote work or social distancing as safer alternatives.
- The balance between the benefits of flexibility and collaboration versus the health risks in coworking spaces.
You grab your computer and get up from your desk. While you're walking down the hall to the kitchen, you absentmindedly scratch an itch on your right cheek. In the kitchen, you reach into the cupboard and grab a coffee mug.
Along the way, you brush a couple of other mugs with the fingers on your right hand. Then, you use that same hand to pour some coffee in the cup. Once you get it perfect, you see a just-vacated desk and sit down, planning to do some work outside of your cubicle.
Unfortunately, someone just sneezed, and left an invisible mist on the desk surface, which you're about to touch. Before you itch your eye.
Pop quiz. Did we just describe:
- The opening shot of a new horror movie called "COVID Zombies?"
- A typical day at a coworking space
- Both