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Infection prevention and control guidelines for the management of COVID-19 in healthcare settings - Version 25 January 2022 Infection prevention and control guidelines for the management of COVID-19 in healthcare settings Version 25 January 2022 Infection prevention and control guidelines for the management of COVID-19 in healthcare settings - Version 25 January 2022 Page 2 Contents Purpose 4 Scope 4 Related documents 4 Background 4 Key principles 5 Infection prevention and control in healthcare settings 5 Hierarchy of controls 5 Standard precautions 5 Transmission-based precautions 6 General considerations 6 Non-COVID-19 patients 7 Confirmed COVID-19 cases, suspected COVID-19 cases and those with epidemiological evidence of COVID-19 7 Remaining patients 7 Personal protective equipment (PPE) 7 Room placement 8 Considerations on use of PPE 9 Safe use of PPE 9 Patient management considerations 10 Handling of paper health records 11 Care of the deceased 11 Staff considerations 11 Education 11 Testing 11 Vaccination 12 Physical distancing 12 Uniforms 12 Management of environment 12 Ventilation 12 Cleaning 12 Outbreak management 14 Appendix 1: Patient placement (cohorting) advice 16 Suspect cases 16 Co
Infection prevention and control in healthcare settings 5 Hierarchy of controls 5 Standard precautions 5 Transmission-based precautions 6 General considerations 6 Non-COVID-19 patients 7 Confirmed COVID-19 cases, suspected COVID-19 cases and those with epidemiological evidence of COVID-19 7
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