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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) released new guidance specific to COVID-19 scenarios in a business environment. It includes a list of action items businesses should take in the following scenarios: • An employee tests positive for COVID-19 • An employee is sick with COVID-19 symptoms but has not been tested. • An employee has been in close contact (within six feet for more than 15 minutes) with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 • An employee has been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 symptoms but has not been tested • An employee who lives with someone who has been in close contact with someone displaying COVID-19 symptoms, and • An employee who is a restaurant patron at an establishment that later announces an employee at the restaurant is positive for COVID-19. More DHEC COVID-19-specific resources for businesses and employers, including the guidance mentioned above, can be found here.