I Don ’t Feel Safe Returning to Work During the Pandemic. What Should I Do?

Welcome to COVID Questions, TIME’s advice column. We’re trying to make living through the pandemic a little easier, with expert-backed answers to your toughest coronavirus-related dilemmas. While we can’t and don’t offer medical or legal advice—those questions should go to your doctor or lawyer—we hope this column will help you sort through this stressful and confusing time. Got a question? Write to us at covidquestions@time.com. Today, Robert from Virginia asks: I work as a front desk receptionist. Our corporate office ordered that all offices nationwide have at least one person return to work full-time. It was decided I would be best to do this because I’m young and the only employee without any kids. Before my full-time return, my company took precautions such as requiring masks for anyone in our suite (including myself at all times), plus setting up hand sanitizer stations and air purifiers to keep in the lobby around my desk. I get almost no visitors/deliveries since everyone else is still working remotely, so I’m alone almost entirely. At most I’ll see two or three people each day as they come in to pick up some documents then leave after a few minutes. However, as I continue to watch local infection rates rise, I feel less and less safe. When I told my bosses, they were supportive and asked what they can do to make it more comfortable for me. I honestly don’t know aside from magically making the numbers trend ...
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