COVID-19 Guidance (Face Covering Guidance and Resources).pdf

CDC How to protect yourself Steps:

* https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html This includes updated GUIDANCE ON FACE COVERS FOR VOLUNTARY

COVID-19 PROTECTION

Information Sources 05 APRIL 2020 It is always best for a health consumer to be well educated about a health issue.

Please consider viewing the CDC links below in their entirety. A summary of the CDC articles is on the following slides.

*** https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html

CDC Steps When you are Sick:

CDC Return to Work following Illness Guidelines:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/disposition-in-home-patients.html

CDC Symptoms and Testing:

** https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html

****https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-at-higher-risk.html

CDC People Who are at Higher Risk for Severe illness:

Surgeon General’s how to make Face Cover: https://youtu.be/tPx1yqvJgf4 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/disposition-in-home-patients.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-at-higher-risk.html https://youtu.be/tPx1yqvJgf4

• The symptoms of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) range from mild symptoms to severe illness and death.**

• These symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure (based on the incubation period of the viruses) and present with:

•Fever •Cough •Shortness of breath**

• If you develop emergency warning signs for COVID-19 such as trouble breathing, persistent pain or pressure in the chest, new confusion or inability to arouse, have bluish lips or face get medical attention immediately (list is not all inclusive), please consult your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning.**

How to Protect Yourself & Others

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least

20 seconds especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.*

• If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until dry.*

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, mouth with unwashed hands.*

• Stay home as much as possible and put a 6-foot distance between yourself and other people. This is especially important for people who are at higher risk of getting very sick like those 65 years and older, people with serious heart conditions, chronic lung diseases, people who are immunocompromised, people with severe obesity, or certain people with not well controlled diabetes liver, or kidney diseases.****

Watch for symptoms: Take Steps to Protect others:

Force Health Protection Guidance 05APRIL2020

• Stay home if you are sick, but stay in touch with your doctor.*** Avoid sharing personal household items.***

• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze or use the inside of your elbow.*

• Throw used tissues in the trash. Immediately wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not readily available, clean your hands with a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.*

• Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face cover when around others. You could spread COVID-19 to others even if you do not feel sick. Everyone should wear a cloth face cover when they have to go out in public. Cloth face coverings should not be placed on young children under age 2, anyone who has trouble breathing, or is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.

• The cloth face cover is meant to protect other people in case you are infected. Do NOT use a mask meant for a healthcare worker.

Continue to keep about 6 feet between yourself and others. The cloth face cover is not a substitute for social distancing.*

• USACE workers who already require the use of PPE, including respirators, by virtue of their positions are unaffected by this guidance.

• Clean AND disinfect frequently touched surfaces daily. If surfaces are dirty, clean them: Use detergent or soap and water, prior to disinfection with a EPA recommended sanitizer.*

Should I be Tested for COVID-19**?

• Go to **https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html and click on the Coronavirus Self- Checker to identify a need to be tested. Follow directions and if you have any concern contact your healthcare provider.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html

CDC Tips for Face Covering Use

Graphic by the Placer County, CA Health and Human Services Public Health

Cloth face coverings should—

• fit snugly but comfortably against the side of the face

• be secured with ties or ear loops

• include multiple layers of fabric

• allow for breathing without restriction

• be able to be laundered and machine dried without damage or change to shape

CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies), especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.

CDC also advises the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others. Cloth face coverings fashioned from household items or made at home from common materials at low cost can be used as an additional, voluntary public health measure.

Important: Cloth face coverings should not be placed on young children under age 2, anyone who has trouble breathing, or is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.

The cloth face coverings recommended are not surgical masks or N-95 respirators. Those are critical supplies that must continue to be reserved for healthcare workers and other medical first responders, as recommended by current CDC guidance.

Cloth face coverings be washed routinely, depending on the frequency of use with a washing machine.

Individuals should be careful not to touch their eyes, nose, and mouth when removing their face covering and wash hands immediately after removing.

From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html

From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html

USACE Force Health Protection (Past Levels): USACE Force Health Protection (Current Level):

USACE Force Health Protection Steps

Next Force Health Protection Level:

Disinfect commonly touched surfaces… Wash hands for 20 seconds frequently… Maintain a 6-foot distance from people...

Voluntarily wear a face cover when outside of home...