IMPACT OF SARS COV-2 ON WORKING ACTIVITY

Abstract

In December 2019, an atypical pneumonia (subsequently named "disease caused by coronavirus

2019" - COVID-19) was discovered in Wuhan, China. Italy was the first country within the Euro

Mediterranean area to dramatically experience the pandemic and has progressively implemented

stricter rules including social distancing, community and communication strategies, escalating in a

lockdown on the 8th of March, 2020. In the phase of progressive resuming and restarting of work

activities subsequent additions were implemented which allowed the use of the “agile or smart

working” mode as much as possible, in order to minimize direct contact between employees of the

same companies. It is crucial to apply these protocols in a homogeneous way in order to avoid a

further increase a possible new halt of work activities, also in relation to the probable increase of

infections during autumn and winter