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=== Exposure Control === | === Exposure Control === | ||
==== 2019-nCoV ==== | |||
Avoid touching | There is currently no vaccine to prevent 2019-nCoV infection. The best way to prevent infection is to avoid being exposed to this virus. The following practices should be adopted for infection control: | ||
Avoid close contact with people who are sick. | |||
Stay home when | * Hand washing often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. | ||
Cover | * Using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available | ||
Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces. | * Avoid touching eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands | ||
* Protective | * Avoid close contact with people who are sick. | ||
* Stay home when symptomatic | |||
* Cover cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash | |||
* Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces. | |||
* Protective clothing: | |||
** Lab coats, gloves when direct skin contact with infected materials or animals is unavoidable. | ** Lab coats, gloves when direct skin contact with infected materials or animals is unavoidable. | ||
** [[Eye protection]] must be used where there is a known or potential risk of exposure to splashes. | **[[Eye protection]] must be used where there is a known or potential risk of exposure to splashes. | ||
* Miscellaneous | * Miscellaneous | ||
** All procedures that may produce [[aerosols]], or involve high concentrations or large volumes should be conducted in a biological safety cabinet (BSC). | ** All procedures that may produce [[aerosols]], or involve high concentrations or large volumes should be conducted in a biological safety cabinet (BSC). | ||
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Primary Prevention
Exposure Control
2019-nCoV
There is currently no vaccine to prevent 2019-nCoV infection. The best way to prevent infection is to avoid being exposed to this virus. The following practices should be adopted for infection control:
- Hand washing often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
- Using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available
- Avoid touching eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Stay home when symptomatic
- Cover cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
- Protective clothing:
- Lab coats, gloves when direct skin contact with infected materials or animals is unavoidable.
- Eye protection must be used where there is a known or potential risk of exposure to splashes.
- Miscellaneous
- All procedures that may produce aerosols, or involve high concentrations or large volumes should be conducted in a biological safety cabinet (BSC).
- The use of needles, syringes, and other sharp objects should be strictly limited. Additional precautions should be considered with work involving animals or large scale activities.
Handling and Storage
- Spills
- Allow aerosols to settle and, wearing protective clothing, gently cover spill with paper towels and apply an appropriate disinfectant, starting at the perimeter and working towards the center.
- Allow sufficient contact time before clean up.
- Disposal
- Decontaminate all wastes that contain or have come in contact with the infectious organism before disposing by autoclave, chemical disinfection, gamma irradiation, or incineration.
- Storage
- The infectious agent should be stored in leak-proof containers that are appropriately labeled.