Good morning. I’ll be live tweeting the lecture I am attending this morning about 2019-NCoV.
Please be guided.
Please be guided.
An electromicroscopic photo of 2019-NCoV. 
Since we already have 1 confirmed case, the government has now began to coordinate a multi-government response.
Bago nito, individual stakeholders ang coordination since surveillance pa.
Bago nito, individual stakeholders ang coordination since surveillance pa.
May 7 coronaviruses known to infect people.
Table comparing SARS, MERS-CoV and 2019-NCoV. Please read.
2019-NCoV is a very new virus. No journals before this happened.
In a study done in China
Estimated mean incubation period: 5.2 days
Mean duration of illness to first medical visit: 5.8 days
Probable incubation period: 14 days
Cases double every 7.4 days in Wuhan cause HUMAN TO HUMAN TRANSMISSION ONGOING IN THE COMMUNITY
Estimated mean incubation period: 5.2 days
Mean duration of illness to first medical visit: 5.8 days
Probable incubation period: 14 days
Cases double every 7.4 days in Wuhan cause HUMAN TO HUMAN TRANSMISSION ONGOING IN THE COMMUNITY
Numbers!!!
Statistics here in the Philippines.
More people die from seasonal flu yearly!
Only 2% mortality rate. Don’t panic.
Only 2% mortality rate. Don’t panic.
ALL Level 2 and 3 hospitals are REQUIRED to attend to all patients suspected of 2019-NCoV infection.
Based on a Decision Tool from Bureau of Quarantine
ONLY THOSE WHO ARE FROM or HAVE BEEN TO HUBEI PROVINCE ARE TO BE TESTED FOR 2019-NCoV.
Those who were not directly exposed are to be observed first, in quarantine.
ONLY THOSE WHO ARE FROM or HAVE BEEN TO HUBEI PROVINCE ARE TO BE TESTED FOR 2019-NCoV.
Those who were not directly exposed are to be observed first, in quarantine.
Your bestfriends starting today.
1. Alcohol at least 60%
2. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer
3. Soap and water
1. Alcohol at least 60%
2. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer
3. Soap and water
MODE OF TRANSMISSION:
1. Contact
2. Droplet
3. Fomites (linens)
NOT AIRBORNE.
1. Contact
2. Droplet
3. Fomites (linens)
NOT AIRBORNE.
Airborne Precaution ONLY for HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL who will be performing an aerosol-generating procedures.
Ex. Intubation
Ex. Intubation
N95 IS NOT RECOMMENDED, this is emphasized during the lecture.
And don’t panic buy all the mask. Get just enough.
And don’t panic buy all the mask. Get just enough.
Please, observe.
Avoid closed crowded places
Maintain at least 1m distance from people with respiratory symptoms
HAND HYGIENE
Cough etiquette
Avoid closed crowded places
Maintain at least 1m distance from people with respiratory symptoms
HAND HYGIENE
Cough etiquette
Medical mask is NOT required, and is not SOLELY enough to protect you.
But as a precautionary measure, you can wear masks — but DO NOT PANIC BUY!
But as a precautionary measure, you can wear masks — but DO NOT PANIC BUY!
Dispose the masks properly, wash your hands after disposing the used mask. DO NOT REUSE THE MASK.
CLOTH (cotton or gauze) MASKS ARE NOT RECOMMENDED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
CLOTH (cotton or gauze) MASKS ARE NOT RECOMMENDED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
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There is only one way of wearing the medical mask.
ALWAYS COLORED PART OUTSIDE. There is no other way.
There is only one way of wearing the medical mask.
ALWAYS COLORED PART OUTSIDE. There is no other way.
Preventive Measures!
1. Avoid close contact with people who are sick
2. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
3. Wash your hands frequently
4. Avoid unprotected contact with farm or wild animals
1. Avoid close contact with people who are sick
2. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
3. Wash your hands frequently
4. Avoid unprotected contact with farm or wild animals
