\u201cIt is our responsibility\nto provide a safe environment for every GCAL team member, just as it is our\nintention to do whatever we can to keep all our families safe as well,\u201d\nexplained Angelo Palmieri, GCAL COO. \n\u201cSince we have employees commuting from all five boroughs, Long Island,\nand New Jersey, plus our preference to have all our employees tested\nfrequently, we didn\u2019t want to put anyone at unnecessary risk. Essentially, we\u2019d be asking them to find a\ndoctor’s office, urgent care facility, etc., to then potentially stand in line\nfor hours alongside others waiting for a test, some of whom might be\ninfected. We felt compelled to reduce our exposure, while minimizing the\nnetwork of people our staff must interact with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GCAL further explained that with schools\nreopening in many communities around the country, and the networks of people\neveryone is in contact with expanding, testing and receiving quick results (most\nexperts suggest less than 72 hours is essential) will be more important than\never to maintain a safe workplace and healthy workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs a diamond, gemstone,\nand jewelry testing laboratory, the intricate work GCAL performs on high value\ngems and jewelry obviously cannot be done remotely or virtually. In addition, our comprehensive guaranteed\ncertificates, which include but are not limited to Gemprint\u00ae, direct assessment\nOptical Light Performance, High Resolution Photomicrography (actual photos of\nthe gemstones), direct assessment Hearts & Arrows, 360\u02da videos and new Fire\n& Sparkle videos, require more personnel to work on each diamond than at\nother traditional labs,\u201d continued Angelo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSecondary to safeguarding the GCAL team is of\ncourse assuring the continuity of our business. \nBy protecting our team, we are also protecting the needs and interests\nof the many manufacturers and retailers around the world who rely on GCAL to\nremain operational, avoiding potential supply issues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After administering Covid\ntests to all employees, including the Palmieris of course, Dr. Martinho then\naddressed the GCAL team, offering meaningful tips and answering employees\u2019\nquestions. For example, she stressed the\nimportance of getting flu vaccinations early, and of maintaining or even elevating\neveryone\u2019s own immune systems through general good health practices, including\na healthy diet and exercise. The doctor\nstressed the critical importance of taking precautionary measures, focusing on\nspecific mask effectiveness and social distancing. She pointed to the importance of keeping our\nmouth, nose AND eyes covered, using sunglasses or regular glasses to protect\nthe eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GCAL has\nreported 100% negative test results thus far. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n As for cost and insurance\ncoverage, all GCAL employees are fully covered for both tests under the\ncompany\u2019s employer-paid insurance policy (i.e. GCAL pays 100%). This unlimited coverage assures all employees\nwill receive free testing. Every\ninterested company should check with their own insurance carrier and primary\ncare physicians to determine if an in-office testing program is viable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Any\nManhattan company or group interested in communicating with Dr. Martinho\ndirectly is welcome to do so. She has\nprovided her contact information as below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Office Phone : 212-420-6460 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" GCAL is leading the way in Covid-19 testing, as well as protecting and safeguarding the health and well-being of company employees. \u201cNothing is more important<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":437,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435\/revisions\/437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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