in laundromats, laundry service companies, and dry cleaners. (xxv) Elections work physically performed at polling places or otherwise amongst the public, including public-sector elections personnel and private-sector elections personnel. (xxvi) Hazardous materials management, response, and cleanup work associated with any other essential work covered under this paragraph, including health care waste (including medical, pharmaceuticals, and medical material production), and testing operations (including laboratories processing test kits). (xxvii) Disinfection work for all facilities and modes of transportation involved in other essential work covered under this paragraph. (xxviii) Work in critical clinical research, development, and testing necessary for COVID–19 response that involves physical interaction with hazardous materials, such as samples of COVID–19. (xxix) Work in mortuary, funeral, cremation, burial, cemetery, and related services. (xxx) Work requiring physical interactions with patients in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and respiratory therapy and other therapy services. (xxxi) Dental care work requiring physical interaction with patients. (xxxii) Work performed by employees of the U.S. Postal Service. (xxxiii) Work at hotel and commercial lodging facilities that are used for COVID–19 mitigation and containment measures. (xxxiv) Work installing or repairing a telecommunications line or equipment. (6) Essential worker (A) In general The term essential worker means an individual, whose work and duties include essential work, and who is— (i) an employee of an employer