Purpose of this Course and Course Outline

  1. CORONA VIRUSES
  2. RELATE THE DYNAMICS OF THE EARLY OUTBREAK OF COVID-19 INFECTIONS TO FURTHER SPREAD OF THE VIRUS
  3. EXPLAIN THE PHYSICS OF AIRBORNE AND DROPLET TRANSMISSION AND THE ROLE OF INFECTION CONTROL IN LIMITING THE SPREAD AND CONTAINMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE. 
  4. STATE THE PHASES OF A PANDEMIC AND LIST THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSES.
  5. DISCUSS THE KEY ACTIVITIES REQUIRED IN SURVEILLANCE OF AND CONTAINMENT OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA.
  6. HOW TO PREPARE YOUR HOME FOR CORONA VIRUS
  7. HOW BUSINESS AND EMPLOYERS CAN PLAN FOR AND RESPOND TO COVID-19.
  8. SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE WORKPLACE
  9. COMPARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
  10. EXPLAIN HOW TO COLLECT NASOPHARANGEAL AND OROPHARANGEAL SWABS FOR COVID-19 TESTING
  11. CLOSING