In this first semester of 2020 we have seen the world stop in several instances. Commerce, government entities, service providers, universities and schools have immediately suspended their work to mitigate the contagion of this disease.

In the case of teaching institutions, the decision has affected directly the lives of students all over the world. Besides having their classes cancelled for an indeterminate period, many are going through difficult situations far from their homes – this is the case of exchange students.

In the USA, several universities have suspended their activities until the end of the semester. That’s the case of Harvard, for example. This situation creates a huge legal problem regarding the permanence of international students who aren’t exercising their main function, which is studying.

In the great majority of cases, the administrations of each institution are giving different orders for these cases. Most of them, however, have advised their students to go back home, since the air space of countries affected by COVID-19 may be closed as a measure for the containment of new transmissions.

This has made many students act quickly. Important universities have affirmed that those affected will be able to return to academic life as soon as possible, which has brought hope to the students.

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A serious health crisis installed itself worldwide at the beginning of 2020. It’s the coronavirus, amply known by the scientific community, but in its mutation as COVID-19, which presents high rates of transmission, and has been causing serious problems in several countries.

Unfortunately, as yet, there are no drugs proven to be efficient against this mutation of the virus. In this scenario, all the population can do is to remain at home, going as seldom as possible to collective ambiances, as was widely informed by public authorities and by the media.

However, there are professions that cannot stop. Their services are considered essential and cannot be executed in a home office, as so many people have been doing all over the world. That is the case, for instance, of transportation services, among which is included the service of transporting personal goods – the moving service. We have commitments to clients, who trust FINK to honor them. And that is what we always do.

How, then, do we comply with the safety standards in order to face this difficult moment without losing our professionalism and quality of service? There are some actions that FINK has implemented and follows seriously at this time. Among the many measures adopted, you can check below some of the main ones.

In the first place, the major way of preventing COVID-19 is, for sure, the reduction of social contact during this period. With fewer people meeting daily, the tendency is that the number of contagions will decrease in time. This would ensure fewer serious cases, and, consequently, less demand on health services. Therefore, we have adapted the highest number possible of collaborators to the home office model, when we work cooperatively at home.

Also to avoid agglomerations, FINK has afforded private transportation for its  operational collaborators that must go to the clients’ homes to pack or deliver their personal possessions, in order to avoid the use of public transportation, normally overcrowded, at this moment. It is also a way of avoiding the risks of contamination.

We also consider hygiene and protection as pillars in coping with this crisis. Our collaborators are trained daily in the practice of hygiene, oriented by specialists, and are given by FINK everything they need for that at every moment of service. Thus, we reduce the risk of their being infected and of infecting others, and we collaborate with society as a whole. Furthermore, the special daily cleaning of our installations offers a healthy venue to our few collaborators that still must remain there so we are able to honor our commitments in our activity, which is considered essential.

Our main objective is to keep healthy our teams, our clients, and everyone who crosses our path, continuing our daily work amidst the contingency we are now facing. These are the most effective measures for guaranteeing our collaborators’ and our clients’ health throughout the duration of the pandemic.

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