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To help all OT practitioners, educators, and students navigate through this uncertain time, we have lifted member-only access to this content.

Novel Coronavirus Reports:

April 3, 2020 (Early Release)

• Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Among Residents and Staff Members of an Independent and Assisted Living Community for Older Adults — Seattle, Washington, 2020
• Rapid Sentinel Surveillance for COVID-19 — Santa Clara County, California, March 2020

April 1, 2020 (Early Release)

• Presymptomatic Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 — Singapore, January 23–March 16, 2020

April 3, 2020

• Preliminary Estimates of the Prevalence of Selected Underlying Health Conditions Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 — United States, February 12–March 28, 2020

Sets out how health and care systems and providers should change their discharging arrangements and the provision of community support during the coronavirus situation.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) contents:

1. Advice for everyone
2. Advice for people at higher risk
3. Symptoms and what to do
4. Self-isolation if you or someone you live with has symptoms
5. More information

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) is closely monitoring the evolving COVID-19 emergency situation. The following frequently asked questions provide members with guidance on the changing situation. We urge members to read through the FAQs, and follow the advice given by the government, public health agencies and your employer.

Online training courses for:

• COVID-19: Operational Planning Guidelines and COVID-19 Partners Platform to support country preparedness and response
• Introduction to emerging respiratory viruses, including novel coronavirus
• Clinical Care Severe Acute Respiratory Infection
• Health and safety briefing for respiratory diseases – ePROTECT

All technical guidance by topic: 

• Critical preparedness, readiness and response actions for COVID-19
• National laboratories
• Risk communication and community engagement
• Early investigation protocols
• Naming the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
• Country-level coordination, planning, and monitoring
• Clinical care
• Operational support and logistics
• Virus origin/Reducing animal-human transmission
• Humanitarian operations, camps and other fragile settings
• Surveillance, rapid response teams, and case investigation
• Infection protection and control / WASH
• Guidance for schools, workplaces & institutions
• Points of entry / mass gatherings
• Health workers
• Maintaining Essential Health Services and Systems
• Scientific Briefs