Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 1
Troubleshooting; Confusion
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Procedure; Company Policy
My crew was informed that there was a confirmed positive case of COVID-19. There was nothing done until the shift ended; just teleconferences and meetings; facility management and the district and whoever else was involved. They had our crew continue to work in the contaminated facility along with the day crew who had been here from XAam to XI:15pm without any cleaning or closing of the facility. So after working our entire shift; the district; facility management and NATCA decided the best plan was to have a cleaning crew come in at night to clean the Tower and facility only not including the TRACON. The person who is believed to have tested positive for COVID-19 works the mid shifts. They enter the TRACON before their shift starts to get the briefing and enter the TRACON after their shift ends to brief the oncoming day shift Supervisor. So with this being said and COVID-19 being able to live on surfaces for hours to days; no one really knows; the TRACON was contaminated. So after all that being said; they are having my crew; the same crew who was here in the facility before the cleaning along with the day shift crew to come back to work tomorrow the very next day and re-contaminate the entire facility. None of us know if we have contracted COVID-19 because they are not quarantining us.Both of the crews working should be mandatory quarantined and the entire facility along with the TRACON should be cleaned. We are on this special COVID-19 schedule for this specific reason. 5 days on and 5 days off. The other crews that are on their 5 days off should be coming in after the facility has been cleaned.
Controller reported that someone in the facility had tested positive for COVID-19. Controller was concerned about the decontamination process.