Question

collect the information regarding steps taken by the Haryana Government to prevent the spread of covid -19
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Answer 1

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Answer 2

Principles of infection prevention and control

strategies associated with health care with

suspected nCoV

IPC strategies to prevent or limit infection transmission in

health-care settings include the following:

1. Early recognition and source control

2. Application of Standard Precautions for all patients

3. Implementation of empiric additional precautions

(droplet and contact and whenever applicable

airborne precautions) for suspected cases

4. Administrative controls

5. Environmental and engineering controls

1. Early recognition and source control

Clinical triage including early recognition and immediate

placement of patients in separate area from other patients

(source control) is an essential measure for rapid

identification and appropriate isolation and care of patients

with suspected nCoV infection. To facilitate early

identification of suspect cases, healthcare facilities should:

- Encourage HCWs to have a high level of clinical

suspicion

- Institute screening questionnaire and

- Post signage in public areas reminding symptomatic

patients to alert HCWs.

Promotion of respiratory hygiene is an important preventative

measure.

Suspected nCoV patients should be placed in an area separate

from other patients, and additional IPC (droplet and contact)

precautions promptly implemented.

2. Application of Standard Precautions for all

patients

Standard Precautions include hand and respiratory hygiene;

use of Personal protective equipment (PPE) depending on

risk; prevention of needle-stick or sharps injury; safe waste

management; environmental cleaning and sterilization of

patient-care equipment and linen.

Ensure the following respiratory hygiene measures:

- Offer a medical mask for suspected nCoV infection

for those who can tolerate it

- Cover nose and mouth during coughing or sneezing

with tissue or flexed elbow for others

- Perform hand hygiene after contact with respiratory

secretions.

Personal protective equipment (PPE). Rational, correct3

, and

consistent use of available PPE and appropriate hand

hygiene4

also helps to reduce the spread of the pathogens.

PPE effectiveness depends on adequate and regular supplies,

adequate staff training, proper hand hygiene and specifically

appropriate human behaviour2

.

Ensure that environmental cleaning and disinfection

procedures are followed consistently and correctly. Thorough

cleaning of environmental surfaces with water and detergent

and applying commonly used hospital level disinfectants

(such as sodium hypochlorite) is an effective and sufficient

procedure. Manage laundry, food service utensils and

medical waste in accordance with safe routine procedures2

.

3. Implementation of empiric additional

precautions for suspected nCoV infections

3.1 Contact and Droplet precautions for suspected

nCoV infection:

- In addition to Standard Precautions, all individuals,

including family members, visitors and HCWs

should apply Contact and Droplet precautions

- Place patients in adequately ventilated single rooms.

For naturally ventilated general ward rooms this is

considered to be 160 L/second/patient5

;

- When single rooms are not available, cohort patients

suspected of nCoV infection together;