WHAT IS CORONAVIRUS AND COVID-19?
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19?
SEVERITY OF COVID-19 ILLNESS
HOW IS COVID-19 TRANSMITTED?
INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL STRATEGIES
PERSONAL HYGEINE TO PREVENT SPREAD
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS
HAND HYGIENE
PATIENTS HAND HYGIENE
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS - GLOVES
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS - APRONS
TRANSMISSION-BASED PRECAUTIONS
DROPLET ISOLATION – KNOWN PRECAUTIONS
COHORTING
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING-I
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING-II
FFP3 RESPIRATOR MASKS-I
FFP3 RESPIRATOR MASKS-II
WHY THE CHANGE IN INFECTION CONTROL PRECAUTIONS?
REMOVAL OF PROTECTIVE CLOTHING (DOFFING)
SUMMARY OF PRECAUTIONS
ISOLATION PRECAUTIONS – RESIDENTIAL CARE
ENVIROMENTAL CONTAMINATION
CLEANING, WASTE AND LAUNDRY
STAFF UNIFORM & SAFETY AT HOME
STAFF WITH COVID-19
IDENTIFYING SUSPECTED COVID-19 PATIENT
USEFUL RESOURCES
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1.Coronaviruses circulate between animals and humans; sometimes new variants of the coronavirus emerge such as COVID-19.
2.COVID-19 has the potential to spread widely as lack of immunity means everyone in the population is susceptible.
3.Symptoms start 5 to 11 days after exposure
4.Similar to seasonal flu
5.Majority have fever and dry cough (rapid onset)
6.Symptoms last 5 - 6 days
7.Severe illness starts day 7
*Shortness of breath
*Lung inflammation
*Pneumonia