COUNTERING CORONA VIRUS INFECTION IN PANDEMIC ny Dr.T.V.Rao MD

1. COUNTERING
CORONAVIRUS INFECTION IN
PANDEMIC
Dr.T.V.Rao MD
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2. CORONA VIRUS INFECTION –
GLOBAL CONCERN
• Globally, on the 30th January 2020 the World Health
Organization (WHO) of the United Nations declared
the epidemic a public health emergency of
international concern. This defines the outbreak an
“extraordinary event which is determined to
constitute a public health risk to other States
through the international spread of disease and to
potentially require a coordinated international
response”.
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3. Impact of Corona virus infections –
More questions few solutions
• COVID-19 has continued to
spread, and its effects on
research may expand beyond
projects in China—and, of
course, science is just one
aspect of life facing disruption.
“It’s not so much a question of
if this will happen anymore, but
more really a question of when
it will happen, and how many
people in this country
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6. How COVID-19 spreads
• When someone who has
COVID-19 coughs or exhales
they release droplets of
infected fluid. Most of
thesedroplets fall on nearby
surfaces and objects - such as
desks, tables or telephones.
People could catch
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7. How COVID-19 spreads
• COVID-19 by touching
contaminated surfaces or
objects – and then touching
their eyes, nose or mouth. Ifthey
are standing within one meter of
a person with COVID-19 they can
catch it by breathing in
dropletscoughed out or exhaled
by them. In other words, COVID-
19 spreads in a similar way to
flu.
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8. Current concerns and
Contraversies
• The quarantines and travel
bans have been
controversial, with the
World Health Organization
questioning their efficacy,
though recent data suggest
they may have allowed the
world more time to prepare
and helped reduce the
disease’s spread.
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10. What Happens when one get
infected
• Most persons infected with
COVID-19 experience mild
symptoms and recover. However,
some go on to experience more
serious illness and may require
hospital care. Risk of serious
illness rises with age: people over
40 seem to be more vulnerable
than those under 40. People with
weakened immune systems and
people withconditions such as
diabetes, heart and lung disease
are also more vulnerable to
serious illness
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11. Practice good hygiene and health habits
First Choice to Prevent
•Wash your hands
often and thoroughly
with soap and water
for at least 20 seconds
or use an alcohol-
based hand sanitizer
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12. Simple ways to prevent the spread
of COVID-19 in your workplace
• The low-cost measures
will help prevent the
spread of infections in
your workplace, such as
colds, flu and stomach
bugs, and protect your
customers, contractors
and employees.
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13. Prevention of Corona and many
respiratory infections
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14. Practice basic sense and hygiene to
prevent Corona Viral Infections
• Clean frequently touched surfaces
and objects like doorknobs and
countertops. Evidence suggests
that disinfectants with 62% to 71%
ethanol, 0.5% hydrogen peroxide
or 0.1% sodium hypochlorite
(bleach) can "efficiently" inactivate
coronaviruses within a minute,
though it's not yet known how the
new coronavirus reacts to these
products, More @Live Science
previously reported.
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15. Avoid Flu Get Vaccinated for
Infleunza
• Get the flu shot if you haven't
already! Although the seasonal flu
vaccine cannot protect you from
COVID-19 directly, you may be more
likely to develop severe pneumonia if
you contract both diseases
simultaneously, The New York Times
reported. By avoiding the flu, you
may also avoid making a trip to the
doctor in the middle of a COVID-19
epidemic, when health care workers
may be overwhelmed with other
patients.
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16. Make sure your workplaces are
clean and hygienic
•Surfaces (e.g. desks
and tables) and
objects (e.g.
telephones,
keyboards) need to be
wipedwith
disinfectant regularly
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17. Promote regular and thorough
hand-washing
• Promote regular and
thorough hand-washing by
employees, contractors and
customers Put
sanitizing hand rub
dispensers in prominent
places around the
workplace. Make surethese
dispensers are regularly
refilled
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18. Promote Hand washing all around
the Hospital
•Display posters
promoting
hand-washing –
ask your local
public health
authority
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19. Guide the people on prevention with
Hygiene and Hand washing
• Combine this with other
communication measures
such as offering guidance
fromoccupational health
and safety officers, briefings
at meetings and
information on thentranet
to promote hand-washing
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20. Be prepared to stay home
•Talk with your
employer about what
the company's work-
from-home and sick
leave policy might be
in the event of an
outbreak.
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21. Caring the Elderly
• Make a plan for how to care
for those at greater risk of
serious illness and
hospitalization, such as
those over 65 years old and
those with preexisting
health conditions. Also have
a backup plan for who will
care for your dependents if
you get sick, personally.
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22. Promote good respiratory
hygiene in the workplace
• Display posters promoting
respiratory hygiene.
Combine this with other
communicationmeasures
such as offering guidance
from occupational health
and safety officers,
briefingat meetings and
information on the intranet
etc.
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23. Face Mask Save the Lives Let us all use it
• Ensure that face masks1
and / or paper tissues are
available at your
workplaces, for thosewho
develop a runny nose or
cough at work, along with
closed bins for
hygienicallydisposing of
them
Why? Because good
respiratory hygiene
prevents the spread of
COVID-19
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24. Impact on Employees and
Employment
• Brief your employees,
contractors and customers
that if COVID-19 starts
spreading in your
community anyone with
even a mild cough or low-
grade fever (37.3 C or more)
needs to stay athome. They
should also stay home (or
work from home
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25. Overcoming Social Stigma
Educate the Society
• Social stigma in the context of
health is the negative association
between a person or group of
people who share certain
characteristics and a specific
disease. In an outbreak, this may
mean people are labelled,
stereotyped, discriminated
against, treated separately, and/or
experience loss of status because
of a perceived link with a disease.
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26. What is Happening with Corona
Virus infection
• The current COVID-19
outbreak has provoked
social stigma and
discriminatory behaviours
against people of certain
ethnic backgrounds as well
as anyoneperceived to have
been in contact with the
virus.
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27. Correct misconceptions
Correct misconceptions, at
the same time as
acknowledging that people’s
feelings andsubsequent
behavior are very real, even
if the underlying assumption
is false. Promote the
importance of prevention,
lifesaving actions, early
screening and treatment.
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28. Facts, not fear will stop the spread
of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
•Share facts and accurate
information about the
disease. Challenge myths
and stereotypes. Choose
words carefully. The way
we communicate can
affect the attitudes of
others (see do’sand
don’ts above).
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29. Talk positive Correct the
Wrong ideas
• DO - talk positively and
emphasise the effectiveness of
prevention and treatment
measures.
For most people this is a
disease they can
overcome. There are
simple steps we can all
take
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30. Matter of Importance and Save
Many lives
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31. References and Source of Information
• A guide to preventing and address in gsocial stigma1
• Getting your workplace ready for COVID-19 Science
• Guidelines of CDC and WHO
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32. • The Program Created by Dr.T.V.Rao MD for benefit of Public
Health awareness on CORONA viral Infection
• Email
• doctortvrao@gmail.com
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