We have been getting a lot of questions about the SARS-CoV-2. Regarding what we can do to prevent transmission, the most important message is to keep the focus on infection prevention- especially hand hygiene and environmental hygiene.
Guidance, information
and useful links
regarding SARS CoV-2
CLEAN HOSPITALS COVID-19 BLOG POSTS
General
- Technical guidance from the World Health Organization
- The background and larger health security implications of COVID-19
Reusing disposables
- CDC strategy to optimize PPE supplies (including respirators)
- NIOSH guidance for extending use and limited reuse of respirators
- Working report on different decontamination techniques for the reuse of respirators
- Overview of different decontamination techniques for respirators
- FDA recommendations for conserving masks and PPE
Transmision
- WHO information on SARS CoV-2 transmission and recommendations
- Information concerning the aerosolization debate surrounding COVID-19
Surfaces & Disinfectants
- List of approved disinfectants to use against SARS CoV-2
- FDA recommendations for enforcement policy for sterilizers, disinfectant devices, and air purifiers during COVID-19
- Review of persistence of coronaviruses (in general) on surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents
