Covid-19: Evaluation of a strengthened health protocol for shops (HCSP, Avis et Rapports)

Covid-19: Evaluation of a strengthened health protocol for shops (HCSP, Avis et Rapports) Agathe Billette de Villemeur, Jean-Marc Brignon, Daniel Camus, Christian Chidiac, Eric Gaffet, Jean-Francois Gehanno, Philippe Hartemann, Didier Lepelletier, Yves Levi, Christian Rabaud, Jean-Louis Roubaty, Gilles Salvat, Fabien Squinazi, Date du document : 22/11/2020 Date de mise en ligne : 27/05/2021 https://www.hcsp.fr/Explore.cgi/AvisRapportsDomaine?clefr=1033 Requested to assess a strengthened sanitary protocol for shops in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic, the HCSP recalls its doctrine and proposes adapted social distancing measures, systematic hand hygiene and the compulsory and permanent wearing of a mask covering the nose, mouth and chin in shops in closed spaces. The HCSP stresses that the risks of contamination are linked to 4 parameters: population mixing, density of population, the duration of contact with potentially contaminated people and room ventilation. In addition to its assessment of the protocol, the HCSP recommends: limiting and supervising, or even banning, commercial events on premises that bring people together, making shopkeepers aware of the need to avoid crowds, a particular attention towards stores that involves prolonged presence of people in spaces that are difficult to ventilate properly which touch shared objects (cyber-cafes with headphones for example), to implement specific instructions relating to fitting rooms in cloth shops. These recommendations are effective only if properly applied at the same time and if they are the subject of a global policy of behavior control, beyond the sole responsibility and commitment of individual citizens. Lire en francais : Covid-19 : avis sur le protocole sanitaire renforce propose pour les commerces du 22 novembre 2020