• Strategies to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF)

  Monday March 9, 2020

  A new respiratory disease - coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - is spreading globally and there have been instances of COVID-19 community spread in the United States. The general strategies CDC recommends to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in LTCF are the same strategies these facilities use every day to detect and prevent the spread of other respiratory viruses like influenza.

  Strategies to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

• Rational use of personal protective equipment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

  Monday March 9, 2020

  Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the COVID-19 virus, was first detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. On 30 January 2020, the WHO Director-General declared that the current outbreak constituted a public health emergency of international concern.
  This document summarizes WHO's recommendations for the rational use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in healthcare and community settings.

  Rational use of personal protective equipment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)