The Coronavirus and Collaborative Office Space
Some of the ‘WeWork’ business models of collaborative office space are set up for very high density rations, even though it is seldom an issue of everyone showing up at work. However, if the workspaces are shared, and you don’t have a dedicated space as the coronavirus becomes more prevalent will there be issues with not knowing if the previous occupant was healthy or not? Will the next occupant have to completely wipe down all the surfaces before setting up their laptop? What rules and protocol will be followed if someone comes in with a ‘bad cold’, sneezing and coughing…can they be asked to leave? Are the rest of the occupants in jeopardy? Some of these set-ups have long rows of benches and can accomodate 10 or 20 workers per 1000 square feet…will this exacerbate the situation of increased risk of infection?