As a member of Health Organisation of your district, write a brief report on COVID 19?
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Answer:
Explanation:
Three new countries/territories/areas from the Region of the Americas [1],
and African Region [2] have reported cases of COVID-19.
• The United Nations launched a US$2 billion COVID-19 Global Humanitarian
Response Plan to support the world’s most vulnerable countries. More
information can be found here.
• The WHO Director-General mentioned many key issues and action steps to
effectively combat COVID-19, as well as maintaining physical distance but not
social distance. More information can be found here.
• WHO published the COVID-19: Operational guidance for maintaining essential
health services during an outbreak and the Handbook for public health
capacity-building at ground crossings and cross-border collaboration on 25
March 2020. All guidance documents can be found here.
• In line with current evidence, WHO maintains the recommendations of
droplet and contact precautions for healthcare workers caring for COVID-19
patients. For those performing aerosol generating procedures, WHO
recommends airborne and contact precautions. The use of medical masks, eye
protection, gloves and gown are required for direct patient care; respirator
masks are specifically required for aerosol generating procedures. Greater
detail can be found in “Subject in Focus” below.