COVID-19 Updates
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What am I missing thanks to coronavirus? Crowds, smiling at strangers – and a government that cares | Suzanne Moore
Welcome to no man’s land. This is where we live now, territory full of dispute and uncertainty. After the exams fiasco, when we were all rightly concerned that a generation…
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Switch off Instagram and WhatsApp – your detox from social media starts now
With lockdowns and social restrictions worldwide stretching on amid the coronavirus pandemic, many people are using social media apps like never before. Some, recognising they are doing so to an…
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Vietnam’s coronavirus app Bluezone treads grey line between safety, privacy
Determined to avert another widespread lockdown when another coronavirus wave hit Vietnam in late July, the authorities have swung into action to contain the spread of the virus. Ditto their…
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China’s banks must innovate to help small businesses weather ‘complex and severe’ economic environment
People’s Bank of China governor Yi Gang has urged banks to support smaller companies through innovations in financial services and products to help nurse them through the “complex and severe”…
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Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Note: This document is intended to provide guidance on the appropriate use of testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and does not address decisions regarding payment for or insurance coverage of such…
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COVID-19 Employer Information for Offshore Oil and Gas
Evaluate your workplace to identify scenarios where workers cannot maintain social distancing of at least 6 feet from each other and visitors. Use appropriate combinations of controls following the hierarchy…
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What Offshore Oil and Gas Workers Need to Know about COVID-19
Stay home if you are having symptoms of COVID-19. Follow CDC recommended steps if you are sick. If you develop symptoms en route to your worksite, while at a shorebase…
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Limiting Workplace Violence Associated with COVID-19 Prevention Policies in Retail and Services Businesses
Provide Employee Training: Warning Signs & Response Employee training on workplace violence typically covers definitions and types of violence, risk factors and warning signs for violence, prevention strategies, and ways…
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Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities
Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. Linking…
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Providing Care and Treatment for People Living with HIV in Low-Resource Non-US Settings During COVID-19 Pandemic
Implementation Considerations Currently available data, though limited, do not suggest that PLHIV are at risk for more severe COVID-19 disease than the general population (3), and thus PLHIV and healthcare…