COVID-19: The Importance of Infection Control Measures to Prevent the Spread

Course overview

In late 2019, the world became aware of an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown cause. The virus causing this illness was identified as a novel strain from the coronavirus family, and has since been names SARS-CoV-2, with the associated illness Coronavirus Disease-19 or COVID-19. On March 11, the WHO declared this a pandemic. The situation is rapidly evolving and by the time you are reading this session description, it will have changed; however what you can do to prevent the spread remains unchanged. This webinar will provide an overview of this coronavirus and COVID-19 infection control measures including isolation, hand hygiene, and cleaning and disinfection