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COVID-19ComhaltasCeoltóiríÉireannEduca
• Throughthemeasureswehavetakentodate,wehaveloweredtheinfec+onrateofCovid-19acrosscommuni+es.Wehavenowmovedtothenextphaseofre-openingourcommuni+esacrossIrelandandmanycountrieswherewehaveanoverseaspresence.
• AsweemergeandbegingeMngbacktoourComhaltasac+vi+es,weneedtoensurethatwedonotstarttospreadinfec+on.
• Byexplainingrolesandresponsibili
Covid-19-SymptomsandHowItSpreads
SymptomsofCOVID-19Infec+onwiththevirusthatcausesCOVID-19cancauseillness,rangingfrommildtosevere,andinsomecases,canbefatal.Itcantakeanythingfrom2daysupto14daysforsymptomsofCORONAVIRUStoappear.Theycanbesimilarto
thesymptomsofcoldandflu.
CommonsymptomsofCOVID-19include:• Afever(hightemperature–37.5degreesCelsiusorabove)• Acough–thiscanbeanykindofcough,notjustdry.• Shortnessofbreathorbreathingdifficul+es.• Lossoftasteorsmell.• Somepeopleinfectedwiththevirus,socalledasymptoma+ccases,haveexperiencednosymptomsatall.
5rulesforstayingsafe:• Washyourhandsfrequently• MaintainSocialdistancing• Avoidtouchingeyes,noseandmouth• Prac+ceRespiratoryhygiene• Seekmedicalcareearly
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HowCOVID-19Spreads?
• ThevirusthatcausesCOVID-19diseaseisspreadfrompeopleinfluidandindropletsscaEeredfromthenoseormouthofaninfectedpersonwhenthepersonwithCOVID-19coughs,sneezesorspeaks.Thefluidordropletslandonobjectsandsurfacesaroundtheinfectedperson.Otherpeoplecontaminatetheirhandsbytouchingtheseobjectsorsurfacesandthenbringthevirusintocontactwiththeireyes,noseormouthbytouchingthemwiththeircontaminatedhands.COVID-19canalsospreadindropletsfromaninfectedpersonandlanddirectlyonmucusmembranesintheeye,noseormouthofapersonstandingclosetothem.
• Whilepeoplearemostlikelytopassontheinfec+onwhentheyhavesymptoms,currentinforma+onsuggeststhatsomeinfectedpeoplespreadthevirustootherspriortodevelopingordisplayingsymptomsthemselves.
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TheRoleofCovidSupervisorsThislessonexplainstheroleofCovidSupervisorsinComhaltasunits.
• ItisrecommendedthateveryComhaltasUnitshouldhaveaCovidSupervisor(s)whohasanunderstandingofthiseduca+onalmodule.• TheComhaltasUnitwillcommunicatethedetailsoftheappointedCovidSupervisor(s)toallmembersoftheComhaltasUnitandensurethattheappointedpersonreceiveallnecessarysupporttoundertaketherole.
Therolewillinclude:• 1.HealthQues
Protocolifsomeonebecomesunwell
• IfanAdultbecomesunwellataComhaltasac+vity,he/sheshouldgohomeimmediatelyandcontacthis/herGP.
• IfanUnderagePersonbecomesunwellataComhaltasac+vity,he/sheshouldbeescortedtotheisola+onroom(partoffacilityiden+fiedasisola+onspace)immediatelybytheCovidSupervisor
andoneotheradult.Theindividual’sParent/Guardianshouldbecontactedimmediately.
• Theprotocolforassessmentanddecisiontosendfortes+ngistheGP’sresponsibility.
• Ifthisprotocolrequiresthosepresenttobeincloseproximityindoors,everyonepresentshouldwearafacemask.
• TherelevantCovidSupervisor-andoneotheradultforUnderagemembers-isexpectedtostayforthedura+onofeachac+vityincaseanindividualrequiresisola+on.
• ThenumberofCovidSupervisorsneededbyeachComhaltasunitwillbepropor
COVID-19HealthQues
HowtheQues
Thislessoncontainsinforma
PreparingFacili
CleaningChecklist• TheHSEchecklistforcleaningchildcarefacili+escontainsalogwhichisfoundin
mostbathrooms.• ThiscanbeamendedbyUnitsfordifferentloca+onsotherthanbathroomsto
ensurethatkeytouch-pointshavebeencleaned.• ThefrequencyofcleaningrequiredwillbedifferentforeachUnitanddependon
thelevelofuse.• hEp://www.hspc.ie/a-z/lifestages/childcare/samplecleaningscheduleandchecklist/
toaccessthesamplechecklist.
Schedulingofac
ContactTracing
• Contacttracingiden+fiespeoplewhowereinclosecontactwithsomeonewhohasCovid-19.
• TheprotocolforcontacttracingisasperHSEguidelines.
• ThelatestGuidelinesareavailable-hEps://www2.hse.ie/condi+ons/coronavirus/tes+ng/contact-tracing.html
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Step1
• Educa
• Pre-a\endancescreening• CompletetheHealthQues+onnairebeforeyourini+alreturntoComhaltasac+vi+es.
• Eachindividualwillberequiredtosignadeclara+onateachsubsequentac+vitytoconfirmtheirhealthstatushasnotchanged.
• Ifyourtemperatureisabove37.5C,youmustremainathomeandconsidercontac+ngyourGP.
• Ifyoudevelopsymptoms,youshouldnotaEendComhaltasfacili+es/ac+vi+es.Youshouldself-isolateandcontactyourGP.
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Step2
• Adheretohygienebestprac
Step5.• Avoidorreducebodycontacttoaminimum• Shakinghandstobecompletelyavoided.
Step6.
• Toiletstobeavailableonacontrolledbasis.
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Step7.TraveltoandfromComhaltasac
Thislessoncontainskeyinforma
TraveltoandfromtheComhaltasfacility/ac
Check-inprocess
• Parents/GuardiansshouldcompletetheHealthQues+onnaireonbehalfoftheirchildrenpriortoaEendingthefirstac+vityonly.
• EachParent/Guardianwillberequiredtosignadeclara+onateachsubsequentac+vitytoconfirmthehealthstatusoftheirchildhasnotchanged.
• Parents/Guardiansshouldnotapproachcheckinareaswherepossibleandmustadheretosocialdistancingguidelinesatall+mes.
Facili
Socialdistancingbehaviours
• Parents/Guardiansmustensuretheirchildrenareawareofe+queEeguidelines.
• StudentsandParents/Guardiansmustrefrainfromhandshakesandanyphysicalcontact.
• Prac+cegoodcough/sneezee+queEeanddisposeofanyused+ssueinaresponsiblemanner.
• Avoidtouchingyourface.• RemainapartfromotherParents/Guardiansduringac+vity.Parents/Guardiansshouldpromotebehavioursinchildrenthatwillreduce
thespreadofthevirus• Examplesofgoodbehavioursinclude:• Stayingathomewhenappropriate.• ContactyourGPforadviceifyouoranyoneinyourhouseholddisplay
symptoms.• Handhygieneandrespiratorye+queEe.• Adequatehygienesupplies.• Signsandmessages.
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SAMPLECOVID-19SIGNAGE
ThankYouforcompleAngthisCOVID-19educaAonalmodule.
Pleasemonitorwww.hse.ieforfurtherCOVID-19updates.Goraibhmaithagat.
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