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Greek CDC Recommendations to Hoteliers
SOS for Gastrenteritis Incidents, By the Greek CDC, Summer 2014
As soon as the first gasterenteritis incidents occur :
a. Inform the Greek CDC
Hoteliers to the Greek CDC
Refer the symptoms and cases
Refer the incidence to the
Greek Center of Disease Control, KEELPNO
on these numbers
tel 2108899007-064-065-061
or 2105212054.
b. Protect the Healthy Residents
1. Washing Hands
a). Reminding to all residents
of the Personal Hygiene Rules
that need to be followed strictly,
starting by the
Washing Hands Recommendation
which should be followed
as often as possible, has to be constantly
repeated to the personnel staff
2.Separating/ Quarantine Ill Patients
Ill patients, even if the sympotms are mild, should
a)stay in their room for as long as symptoms persist
b) Take breakfast, lunch and dinner in their the room and not in the dining room of the Hotel
c.Remind the infections through pool
Avoid the use
of the pool
Go to our Special Page for all the critical information to keep yourself safe in the pool
d.Save the ill
advised to see
the hotel doctor
or access the nearest medical unit,
for further clinical examination and treatment .
e. Assist the outbreak Investigation
The Greece CDC, KEELPNO,
advises also the hoteliers
of the country to train their personell as to
keep samples
for at least 3 days,
of foods consumed
in the hotel,
as to further help the National Epidemic Surveillce System
for identifying any possible
source of the epidemic
f.Ensure the outbreak control
Immediately, as soon as the first gastrenteritis symptoms or cases are refered, hoteliers should
- Spot and Identify any cases
g.Know and Remind the Proper Sanitation Control Guidelines to hotel staff
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Greek CDC for the hoteliers to ensure the outbreak control :
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Take care of proper cleaning and sanitation rules of the rooms, and make sure that
the rooms that host healthy tenants should precede the cleaning of the rooms of the ill residents, and the other areas where the infected residents or personell are accommodated.
Spread
ing contamination. ItWe may take contamin
ation from one area and spread it all over the vessel. Vacuuming should not be done on a public vomiting event. If it needs to be done, it should be done after the vomit has been cleaned up and the area has been thoroughly disinfected with appropriate disinfectant at the correct contact time. Find more on our On board to the islands Page
- Observations of food service workers have shown that they practice proper hand washing only 1 of 4 times that they should
h. Show extra caution on Kitchen Safety Rules
- in the kitchen area, and also
- the restaurant and
- the pool meticulous
- disinfection of surfaces.
Go to our Special Page
on Food Safety Hygiene
i.Self- Quarantine the ill employees also
- Employees, especially
- 1 in 5 food service workers have reported working while sick with vomiting and diarrhea. Fear of job loss and leaving coworkers short staffed were significant factors in their decision.
Our advise: Remember Compensations
- proper storage temperatures not being met,
- an employee not washing his or her hands before preparing food or mixing of raw and cooked foods
Travel Accommodation and Facilities'
Errors , Health Safety threats
Errors , Health Safety threats
The cause of sickness abroad at hotels might include the following examples:
through your food
- Food being served luke-warm – A breeding ground for bacteria such as salmonella and campylobacter
- Food not being cooked thoroughly – Pink and bloody chicken and runny eggs are known causes of campylobacter and salmonella
- Food that has been reheated or left standing for far too long
- Flies and insects contaminating food – flies transfer fecal matter
- Birds and other animals being permitted to contaminate food service areas
- Infected or ill food handlers touching and preparing food
- Ice which has not been prepared using filtered water
- Salads and fruit washed in tap water – which may lead to infections such as Shigella – E-Coli or Giardia
through your hands
Public toilets - may be hazardous if the last visitor has not washed their hands and then touches, for example the door knob or handle when exiting – it is always important to take extra precautions abroad to avoid illness – for example, make use of anti bacterial gel
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