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COVID-19 overview and infection prevention and control priorities in non-US healthcare settings
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Aug. 11, 2020
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Description:Updated Aug. 11, 2020
This overview was created for healthcare workers in non-US healthcare settings and non-US national government officials working on the COVID-19 response.
The information in this document draws from CDC and WHO guidance documents and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) priorities for the response to COVID-19 in healthcare settings and includes information that can be used in non-US contexts.
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Content Notes:Purpose & Scope of this document -- Coronavirus Background -- Coronavirus Disease 2019: Emergence; Transmission; Symptoms -- Illness Severity – China (through February 11, 2020) -- COVID-19: People at Higher Risk for Severe Illness -- COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment: COVID-19: Everyday Preventative Actions; COVID-19: Treatment -- IPC for COVID-19: What is IPC?; COVID-19: IPC Priorities -- Standard and Transmission-based Precautions -- COVID-19: Transmission Based Precautions -- COVID-19: PPE -- Aerosol Generating Procedures -- Infection Prevention and Control Resources for COVID-19 in non-US Healthcare Settings -- References.
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