COVID-19 Updates
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What You Can Do
Coping with stress Older people and people of any age who have serious underlying health conditions are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. People who may have issues…
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Cleaning and Disinfection for Non-emergency Transport Vehicles
People who are known or suspected to have COVID-19 may use non-emergency vehicle services, such as passenger vans, accessible vans, and cars, for transportation to receive essential medical care. When…
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Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Revisions were made on April 14, 2020 to reflect the following: Clarify specimen collection procedures for all swab types and align with other respiratory disease specimen collection guidelines Revisions were…
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Have I already had coronavirus? How would I know and what should I do?
Covid-19 symptoms vary widely, and undertesting in many countries means that many people may have already had the coronavirus without having received a positive diagnosis. Is it possible to find…
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Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages
Maintaining appropriate staffing in healthcare facilities is essential to providing a safe work environment for healthcare personnel (HCP) and safe patient care. As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, staffing shortages will…
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Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19
Printer friendly versionpdf icon How to Wear a Cloth Face Covering Cloth face coverings should— fit snugly but comfortably against the side of the face be secured with ties or…
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How Coronavirus Spreads
COVID-19 is thought to spread mainly through close contact from person-to-person in respiratory droplets from someone who is infected. People who are infected often have symptoms of illness. Some people…
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Social Distancing for Tribal Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission
What is Social Distancing? Everyone has a role to play to reduce and slow the transmission of COVID-19. Social distancing is an essential step in preventing the spread of COVID-19.…
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Children and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Tips to keep children healthy while school’s out
Help stop the spread of COVID-19 Take steps to protect children and others from getting sick Help stop the spread of COVID-19 by doing the same things everyone should do…
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Environmental Health Practitioners
This webpage provides information for environmental health practitioners from CDC and other trusted sources. Congregate Facilities and Shelters General Population Disaster Shelters This Environmental Health Assessment Form for Disaster Shelters…