IPC PRECAUTION RECOMMENDATIONS MODES OF TRANSMISSION OF VIRUS CAUSING COVID-19

DROPLETS AND RESPIRATORY CONTACT ROUTES

Responsible Author: Jedi Foster P/O Rahma Sophia Rachdi | Paris, Washington DC, 03/31/2020, 01:25 Time

USPA NEWS - According to current evidence, COVID-19 virus is transmitted between people through respiratory droplets and contact routes.

Droplet transmission occurs when a person is in in close contact (within 1 m) with someone who has respiratory symptoms (e.g.  coughing or sneezing,) and is therefore at risk of having his/her mucosae (mouth and nose) or conjunctiva (eyes) exposed to potentially infective respiratory droplets (which are generally considered to be > 5-10 μm in diameter). Droplet transmission may also occur through fomites in the immediate environment around the infected person.7 Therefore, transmission of the COVID-19 virus can occur by direct contact with infected people and indirect contact with surfaces in the immediate environment or with objects used on the infected person (e.g. stethoscope or thermometer).

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ICRC WARNED FOR URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO COUNTER MAJOR THREAT TO LIFE

OVER COVID-19 IN CONFLICTS ZONES

Responsible Author: Jedi Foster P/O Rahma Sophia Rachdi | Paris, Geneva, 03/31/2020, 01:13 Time

USPA NEWS - An immediate and concerted response by states and humanitarian organizations is vital
It will be nearly impossible to fight COVID-19 in countries already devastated by conflict unless a concerted response by states and humanitarian organizations is launched immediately, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned. Plans to prevent and respond to the virus must urgently move forward before it gains a foothold in conflict zones.

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