Dear all,

This is to inform you that two of the micro learning on COVID-19 non pharmaceutical countermeasures have been updated.

• In light of the wide usage on Persona Protective Equipment (PPE), the micro learning on measures and equipment for Personal Protection has been updated to include donning and doffing procedures.
• The Social Distancing micro learning has been updated to reflect the latest knowledge in the Technical report recently published by ECDC.

We hope you find these learning activities useful and continue to recommend them to your networks.

Dear all,

This is to inform you that the micro learning on environmental countermeasures against COVID-19 has been updated.

This version 2.0 is designed to take 15 minutes, it is based on the ECDC Technical Report on disinfection of environments in healthcare and non-healthcare settings potentially contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 and covers:

• Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 persistence in surfaces, clothes and objects;
• Cleaning and disinfecting recommendations for healthcare settings;
• Cleaning and disinfecting recommendations for non-healthcare settings with presence of COVID-19 positive people;
• Cleaning and disinfecting recommendations for general settings.

We hope you find these learning activities useful and continue to recommend them to your networks.

Dear all,

This is to inform you that there is a new micro-learning on the instructions that healthcare workers can give to people who are taking care of a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 at home.

This micro-learning is designed to take about 15 minutes to complete. It is based on the ECDC Technical Report on Infection prevention and control in the household management of people with suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and covers various infection prevention (IPC) measures:

• Patient placement and family interactions;
• Hand hygiene and protection;
• Respiratory hygiene;
• Environmental hygiene;
• Clearing process and household waste management.

We hope you find these learning activities useful and continue to recommend them to your networks.

Click here to access the micro-learning.

Dear all,

This is to inform you that a micro-learning course on "Mother-infant health in the context of COVID-19" has just been published. 

This Micro-learning has been developed in a collaboration of ECDC with Italian National Institute of Health - Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy. 

The course covers area such as the mode of transmission including vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and the
guiding principles during the COVID-19 pandemic on: 

·         caring for pregnant women suspected of or with COVID-19.

·         the self-isolation of pregnant women and their partners.

·         handling the pregnant women during childbirth.

·         handling of the mother-baby dyad in the immediate postpartum.

·         breastfeeding and infant feeding.

The course offers additional materials related to the main topic.

We hope you find this course useful and continue to recommend them to your networks.

Go to the course