Infection Prevention and Control: COVID-19

Guidance and resources for infection prevention and control in health care settings.

• The Difference Between Alternative Masks and Surgical Masks for COVID-19 (PDF)
  
  
• MDH Contingency Standards of Care for COVID-19: Personal Protective Equipment for Long Term Care / Assisted Living / Other Non-Acute Care Facilities (PDF)
  
  
• Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PDF)
  
  
• Aerosol-Generating Procedures and Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (PDF)
  Updated 5/5/20
  • Hmong: Aerosol-Generating Procedures and Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (PDF)
  • Somali: Aerosol-Generating Procedures and Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (PDF)
  • Spanish: Aerosol-Generating Procedures and Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (PDF)
    
    
• COVID-19 Action Plan for Congregate Settings (PDF) | (Word)
  Sample infection prevention and control facility action plan for congregate settings.
  Updated 5/25/20
  
  
• Enhanced Respiratory Precautions (PDF)
  Signage to alert staff of precautions and personal protective equipment (PPE).
  
  
• CDC: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings
  Interim CDC guidance outlining infection prevention and control measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in health care settings with topics including transmission-based precautions and environmental cleaning.

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COVID-19 information in other languages:

• 2019 Novel Coronavirus
  (Hmong)
• Koronafayraska Cusub ee 2019
  (Somali)
• Enfermedad del Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)
  (Spanish)
• American Sign Language (ASL) Videos

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