Protection from Infection with COVID-19

Content

This training module covers the fundamentals of infection preventionand control (IPC) for COVID-19 including:

• COVID-19 - what is it?
• Signs and symptoms
• Keeping safe - protecting yourself and others
• Myth busting.

Depth

Basic

Target audience

All workers in health and aged care

Time to complete

30 minutes

Authors

Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Comments

At the end of this course you should be able to:

• Understand the basics about the COVID–19 virus, including how it is spread
• Describe what you can do to protect yourself and others
• Know what to do if you develop symptoms
• Know what to do if the person you are caring for develops symptoms
• Tell the difference between myths and facts of COVID–19.

There is a quiz at the end to test your understanding.

Registration required

Yes

Payment required

No

Student support

No

Certificate

At the end of training you will receive an acknowledgement of training

Country of origin

Australia

Web address

https://www.health.gov.au/news/announcements/how-to-protect-yourself-and-the-people-you-are-caring-for-from-infection-with-covid-19