write a paragraph on covid-19 and suggest some safety roles for it?
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Rights, roles and responsibilities of health workers, including occupational safety and health
Health workers are at the front line of any outbreak response and as such are exposed to hazards that put them
at risk of infection with an outbreak pathogen (in this case COVID-19). Hazards include pathogen exposure, long
working hours, psychological distress, fatigue, occupational burnout, stigma, and physical and psychological
violence. This document highlights the rights and responsibilities of health workers, including specific measures
needed to protect occupational safety and health.
Health worker rights include that employers and managers in health facilities:
• assume overall responsibility to ensure that all necessary preventive and protective measures are taken to minimize occupational safety and health risks1
• provide information, instruction and training on occupational safety and health, including;
o Refresher training on infection prevention and control (IPC); and
o Use, putting on, taking off and disposal of personal protective equipment (PPE)
• provide adequate IPC and PPE supplies (masks, gloves, goggles, gowns, hand sanitizer, soap and water,
cleaning supplies) in sufficient quantity to healthcare or other staff caring for suspected or confirmed
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The coronavirus continues to spread in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, with more than 70 cases and two deaths confirmed in the United States.
While the Food and Drug Administration announced this weekend that testing in the United States would be greatly expanded, health experts have been warning that the virus’s spread in the country is inevitable. That means it’s time to prepare your home and family in case your community is affected.