In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, tech giants and researchers adopted contact tracing applications as one model to help curb transmission of the virus.

A lot of uncertainties and anxieties have marked the workplace for much of the year. Businesses are beginning to reopen, and tensions are high. Therefore, employers must consider short-term and long-term strategies to safeguard the workplace and protect workers amid this global health threat. 

The lack of physical contact with our friends and loved ones, loss of employment and pay cuts, and the death of loved ones - all of which marked the health crisis - have heightened stress for millions of Americans.

Whether it’s this latest virus, or others we have seen in the past like the Zika virus or the Avian flu, organizations with globally mobile employees can take a few steps to help ensure you, your organization, and your workforce is prepared.

Amid all the unknowns, though, one thing is clear: Families are likely to be spending a lot more time together in close quarters. Here are six aspects of “the new normal” that you might want to prepare for.