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Online course on ”Health Cluster Coordination”- OpenWHO

Overview

The Global Health Cluster (GHC) has developed this Health Cluster Coordination eLearning course in order to increase the skills and knowledge of Health Cluster teams and partners and to strengthen the efficiency and accountability of all stakeholders in responding to humanitarian crises.

Learning objectives

The objectives of the Health Cluster Coordination eLearning course are to:

  1. Build and strengthen the capacity of Health Cluster and Health Sector Coordinators (and Co-Coordinators) to lead and coordinate the planning, implementation and monitoring of more effective, efficient, timely and predictable evidence-based humanitarian health interventions in acute and protracted emergencies.
  2. Strengthen the capacity of Health Cluster Team Members at the national and sub-national levels to plan, implement and monitor more effective, efficient, timely and predictable evidence-based humanitarian health interventions in acute and protracted emergencies through strengthened planning, implementation and monitoring of efficient, timely and predictable evidence-based humanitarian health interventions in acute and protracted emergencies.
  3. Motivate and equip Health Cluster Partners to effectively and collaboratively strengthen the planning, implementation and monitoring of efficient, timely and predictable evidence-based humanitarian health interventions in acute and protracted emergencies.

Course duration: Approximately 9 hours.

Certificates: To complete the course, you will need to receive two certificates:

  • A Certificate of Participation: A Certificate of Participation will be provided to course participants who complete at least 80% of the course content.
  • A Record of Achievement: A Record of Achievement will be provided to course participants who receive an overall score of 80% or more after attempting all module assessments.

Course contents

  • Module 1: Introduction:

    Introduction introduces the Health Cluster Coordination eLearning course.

  • Module 2: Global Commitments for Humanitarian and Public Health Emergencies:

    Global Commitments for Humanitarian and Public Health Emergencies describes the work of the World Health Organization (WHO) and of the Health Cluster at the global level.

  • Module 3: Health Cluster Coordination: Principles and Functions:

    Health Cluster Coordination: Principles and Functions explains the guiding principles, roles and functions of the Cluster Lead Agencies and of the Health Cluster.

  • Module 4: Public Health Information Services (PHIS) Standards:

    Public Health Information Services provide a range of information management activities and products during the different phases of an emergency.

  • Module 5: Needs Assessment:

    Needs Assessment describes the key principles and types of needs assessments available to identify and measure the needs of affected populations to inform the health response.

  • Module 6: Public Health Situation Analysis:

    Public Health Situation Analysis highlights the main existing public health needs and potential threats, in order to orient public health action and resource mobilisation.

  • Module 7: The Health Resources Availability Monitoring System (HeRAMS) Approach:

    The HeRAMS Approach is a standardised Health Cluster approach that aims at strengthening the collection, collation and analysis of information on the availability of health resources and services in the humanitarian context.

  • Module 8: Humanitarian Response Planning:

    Humanitarian Response Planning articulates response to assessed and expressed needs after a crisis, works towards the same goals, and follows an evidence-based process.

  • Module 9: Cross-Cutting Issues:

    Cross-Cutting Issues tackle social markers of exclusion to ensure equal access to health care services to affected populations.

  • Module 10: Inter-Cluster Coordination:

    Inter-Cluster Coordination provides a platform for clusters to work together in delivering assistance to affected populations.

  • Module 11: The Humanitarian Development and Peace Nexus:

    The Humanitarian Development and Peace Nexus explains the responsibilities of the international community towards populations affected by crisis to ensure complementary interventions from humanitarian, development and peace-building actors.

  • Module 12: Health Advocacy:

    Health Advocacy promotes equity and effectiveness of health services across crisis-affected contexts.

  • Module 13: Resource Mobilisation:

    Resource Mobilisation details how to track funds and mobilise resources.

  • Module 14: Humanitarian Health Response Monitoring:

    Humanitarian Health Response Monitoring enables standardised monitoring of the humanitarian services provided to affected populations.

  • Module 15: Cluster Coordination Performance Monitoring (CCPM):

    The Cluster Coordination Performance Monitoring monitors coordination performance of clusters at the national and sub-national level during crises.

  • Module 16: Humanitarian Preparedness and Contingency Planning:

    Humanitarian Preparedness and Contingency Planning helps to make a coordinated emergency response to crises, and strengthens governments’ capacity to better respond to disasters.

  • Module 17: Transition and Deactivation of Clusters:

    Transition and Deactivation of Clusters details the cluster activation, transition and deactivation process.

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International Condom Day: Safer is Sexy!

International Condom Day is created by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and celebrated each year on February 13th (the day before Valentine’s Day), came about as an innovative and lighthearted way to remind people that wearing a condom can prevent pregnancy and STDs, including HIV. International Condom Day helps to reduce the spread of HIV through safe sex practices. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation hopes this show sparks healthier sexual choices for all.

International Condom Day seeks to promote the use of condoms as a means of preventing unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

The theme for International Condom Day is Safer is Sexy.

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Online Course: COVID-19: Methods for detection, Prevention, Response and Control

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Online Course: COVID-19: Methods for detection, Prevention, Response and Control

This course provides a general introduction to nCoV and emerging respiratory viruses and is intended for public health professionals, incident managers and personnel working for the United Nations, international organizations and NGOs. 

Introduction

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

A novel coronavirus (CoV) was identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China. This is a new coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans.

This course provides a general introduction to emerging respiratory viruses, including novel coronaviruses. By the end of this course, you should be able to describe:

  • The nature of emerging respiratory viruses, how to detect and assess an outbreak, strategies for preventing and controlling outbreaks due to novel respiratory viruses;
  • What strategies should be used to communicate risk and engage communities to detect, prevent and respond to the emergence of a novel respiratory virus.

There are resources attached to each module to help you dive further into this topic.

Learning objective

Describe the fundamental principles of emerging respiratory viruses and how to effectively respond to an outbreak.

Course duration: Approximately 3 hours.
Certificates: No certificate available at this time.
Attention:

  • WHO teams are working on additional modules which will be uploaded in the coming days.
  • You will be notified when new modules and videos are uploaded. Currently, the materials are offered as slide decks.
  • The course will offer a certificate in the future, after all of the modules have been published and a quiz has been added to each module.
  • The course materials are currently being translated into other languages.

Course contents

  • Emerging respiratory viruses, including nCoV: Introduction:
    This brief introduction provides an overview of emerging respiratory viruses, including nCoV.
  • Module A: Introduction to Emerging respiratory viruses, including nCoV:
    Overall learning objective: To be able to explain why an emerging respiratory virus, including nCoV are a global threat to human health
  • Module B: Detecting Emerging respiratory viruses, including nCoV: Surveillance and Laboratory investigation:
    Overall learning objective: To describe how to detect and assess an emerging respiratory virus outbreak
  • Module C: Risk Communication and Community Engagement:
    Overall learning objective: To describe what strategies should be used to communicate risk and engage communities to detect, prevent and respond to nCoV
  • Module D: Preventing and Responding to an emerging respiratory virus, including nCoV:
    Overall learning objective: To describe strategies for preventing and controlling emerging respiratory pathogens, including nCoV outbreaks.
The course is free. Just register for an account on OpenWHO and take the course!

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WHO has finally named the disease caused by the novel coronavirus: ”COVID-19”

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WHO has finally named the disease caused by the novel coronavirus: ”COVID-19”

C-O-V-I-D hyphen one nine – COVID-19″

WHO has finally named the disease caused by the novel coronavirus: ”COVID-19.”. COVID-19 is the new name of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

Under agreed guidelines between WHO, the World Organisation for Animal Health and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, we had to find a name that did not refer to a geographical location, an animal, an individual or group of people, and which is also pronounceable and related to the disease. – one nine – COVID-19″ 

@DrTedros, WHO Director-General

WHO Director-General’s remarks at the media briefing on 2019-nCoV on 11 February 2020

11 February 2020
Good afternoon.

Before I update you on the coronavirus outbreak, I’d like to start with a few words about Ebola.

Although the world is now focused on coronavirus, we cannot and must not forget Ebola.

We are very encouraged by the current trend. There have only been 3 cases in the past week, and no cases in the past 3 days.

But until we have no cases for 42 days, it’s not over. As you know, any single case could re-ignite the epidemic, and the security situation in eastern DRC remains extremely fragile. So we take the progress on Ebola with caution, although it’s a big success.

We are still in full response mode. Yesterday alone, 5400 alerts were investigated, almost 300 samples were analyzed, more than 700 people were vaccinated and almost 2000 contacts were followed. So still it’s a massive response.

Tomorrow, the Emergency Committee for Ebola will meet to assess whether the Ebola outbreak in DRC continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern. So you will have more news tomorrow on Ebola.

Regardless of their recommendation, the world needs to continue to fund the Ebola response. Taking our foot off the accelerator now could be a fatal mistake – quite literally.

On Thursday I will travel to Kinshasa for meetings with the President of DRC and other senior ministers to look beyond Ebola, and sketch out ways to strengthen DRC’s health system.

And I would like to use this opportunity to appreciate the government’s leadership. The current status of Ebola would not have been reached without the leadership of President Tshisekedi and the government.

Now to coronavirus.

First of all, we now have a name for the disease:

COVID-19. I’ll spell it: C-O-V-I-D hyphen one nine – COVID-19.

Under agreed guidelines between WHO, the World Organisation for Animal Health and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, we had to find a name that did not refer to a geographical location, an animal, an individual or group of people, and which is also pronounceable and related to the disease.

Having a name matters to prevent the use of other names that can be inaccurate or stigmatizing. It also gives us a standard format to use for any future coronavirus outbreaks.

Now to the coronavirus situation.

As of 6am Geneva time this morning, there were 42,708 confirmed cases reported in China, and tragically we have now surpassed 1000 deaths – 1017 people in China have lost their lives to this virus. Most of the cases and most of the deaths are in Hubei province, Wuhan.

Outside China, there are 393 cases in 24 countries, and 1 death.

Last week I told you that we had engaged WHO’s network of country representatives, as well as the United Nations resident coordinators in countries, to brief them on the outbreak and inform them about the steps they can take.

I also briefed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and we agreed to leverage the power of the entire UN system in the response.

Today we have also activated a UN Crisis Management Team, to be led by my general, Dr Mike Ryan. This will help WHO focus on the health response while the other agencies can bring their expertise to bear on the wider social, economic and developmental implications of the outbreak so we are all working to our strengths.

So Mike will continue to be the chief and will also coordinate the whole UN response.

As you know, today and tomorrow WHO is hosting a meeting of more than 400 scientists from around the world, both in person and virtually.

The main outcome we expect from this meeting is not immediate answers to every question that we have.

The main outcome is an agreed roadmap on what questions we need to ask, and how we will go about answering those questions.

This is exactly what WHO is for – bringing the world together to coordinate the response. That’s the essence of multilateralism, which is very important for the world.

A research roadmap is also important for organizations that fund research to have a clear sense of what the public health priorities are, so they can make investments that deliver the biggest public health impact.

The development of vaccines and therapeutics is one important part of the research agenda – but it is only one part. They will take time to develop, but in the meantime, we are not defenceless. There are many basic public health interventions that are available to us now, and which can prevent infections now.

The first vaccine could be ready in 18 months, so we have to do everything today using the available weapons to fight this virus, while preparing for the long-term.

We’ve sent supplies to countries to diagnose and treat patients and protect health workers.

We’ve advised countries on how to prevent the spread of disease and care for those who are sick.

We’re strengthening lab capacity all over the world.

We’re training thousands of health workers.

And we’re keeping the public informed about what everyone can do to protect their own health and that of others.

It’s when each and every individual becomes part of the containment strategy that we can succeed. That’s why reaching out to the public directly and telling them the precautions they should take.

Clean your hands regularly, either with alcohol-based rub or soap and water.

Keep your distance from someone who is coughing or sneezing.

And when you cough or sneeze, cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your elbow.

It’s also important to remember that while we need investment in research and development, we also need investment in stopping this outbreak now.

Last week, WHO issued a call for $675 million, which is what the world needs to support preparedness and response operations in countries.

We thank those countries that have contributed so far, and we call on all those who haven’t to contribute urgently.

There are many positive signals in terms of funding, and we hope that all these signals will materialize.

If we invest now in rational and evidence-based interventions, we have a realistic chance of stopping this outbreak.

Maybe you’re tired of me saying window of opportunity, but there is a window of opportunity.

You strike hard when the window of opportunity is there. That’s what we’re saying to the rest of the world. Let’s be serious in using the window of opportunity we have.

The opportunity was created because of the serious measures China is taken in Wuhan and other cities.

But I don’t think this status can stay the same for long. That’s why we have to use the window of opportunity.

If we don’t, we could have far more cases – and far higher costs – on our hands.

I don’t think anybody wants that. This is a common enemy.

Thank you.

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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Summer Institute Courses 2020- 2021

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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Summer Institute Courses 2020- 2021

Every summer, the Bloomberg School offers a wide array of courses in a condensed format through its Johns Hopkins Institutes of Public Health. All courses are offered for academic credit, but can also be taken not for credit at a reduced cost. Courses are offered online and at the Baltimore, Maryland campus of the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Students are welcome to select courses from multiple institutes.

The Summer Institutes give you the time you need to enjoy the summer and the flexibility to continue your educational and career goals. From current health care policy to epidemiological research to disease eradication and more—there’s a subject matter to fulfill your interests.

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The Summer Institutes are organized by individual departments within the Bloomberg School. Students can take courses in multiple institutes or focus exclusively on one department’s offerings.

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Novel Coronavirus(2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 19

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Novel Coronavirus(2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 19

Data as reported by 8 February 2020

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • No new countries reported cases of 2019-nCoV in the past 24 hours.
  • The infection prevention and control (IPC) global network is convened through weekly teleconferences with international IPC experts to discuss technical aspects of IPC measures, share epidemiological updates and experiences regarding the IPC measures put in place in affected countries. In consultation with the global IPC expert network, WHO has released three key IPC interim guidance materials on IPC measures during health care and home care, as well as advice on the use of masks in various settings.

SITUATION IN NUMBERS total and new cases in last 24 hours

Globally 34 886 confirmed (3419 new)
China
34 598 confirmed (3401 new)
6101 severe (1280 new)
723 deaths (86 new)
Outside of China
288 confirmed (18 new)
24 countries
1 death
WHO RISK ASSESSMENT
China: Very High
Regional: Level High
Global: Level High

TECHNICAL FOCUS

Infection prevention and control From the beginning of this outbreak, WHO has convened several global expert networks for laboratory, clinical management, mathematical modelling, risk communication and community engagement, and infection prevention and control (IPC). The IPC global network is convened through weekly teleconferences with international IPC experts to discuss technical aspects of IPC measures, share epidemiological updates and experiences regarding the IPC measures put in place in affected countries. International participants are members of the Global Infection Prevention and Control Network (GIPCN) or members of relevant institutions caring for infected 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease patients. In consultation with the global IPC expert network, WHO has released three key IPC interim guidance materials. These materials are available here: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technicalguidance The first document – Infection prevention and control during health care when novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection is suspected.

Interim guidance v2 – defines the following five IPC strategies to prevent or limit human to human transmission in health care settings:

  1. Ensuring triage, early recognition, and source control (isolating patients with suspected 2019-nCoV infection);
  2. Applying standard precautions for all patients;
  3. Implementing empiric additional precautions (droplet and contact and, whenever applicable, airborne precautions) for suspected cases of 2019-nCoV infection;
  4. Implementing administrative controls;
  5. Using environmental and engineering controls.

The second document – Home care for patients with suspected novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection presenting with mild symptoms and management of contacts. Guidance- v2 – provides recommendations in the context of home care for mild patients. Guidance is provided

(i) for a household/caregiver’s protection including which personal protective equipment (PPE) to wear when caring for someone infected with 2019-nCoV and on environmental and waste management;
(ii) for an infected individual with mild disease, for example to wear a mask; and
(iii) for the management of contacts (including caregivers/health care workers) which includes 14 days of monitoring of health for contacts.

The third document – Advice on the use of masks in the community, during home care and in health care settings in the context of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak. Interim guidance – v1. In community settings, medical masks are not recommended for people without symptoms. For those who choose to wear medical masks, appropriate mask management should be followed, which includes how to use and dispose of masks. Symptomatic individuals are recommended to wear medical masks and seek early medical care if there are any signs of respiratory distress.

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RECOMMENDATIONS AND ADVICE FOR THE PUBLIC

During previous outbreaks due to other coronavirus (Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), human-to-human transmission occurred through droplets, contact and fomites, suggesting that the transmission mode of the 2019-nCoV can be similar.

The basic principles to reduce the general risk of transmission of acute respiratory infections include the following:

  • Avoiding close contact with people suffering from acute respiratory infections.
  • Frequent hand-washing, especially after direct contact with ill people or their environment.
  • Avoiding unprotected contact with farm or wild animals.
  • People with symptoms of acute respiratory infection should practice cough etiquette (maintain distance, cover coughs and sneezes with disposable tissues or clothing, and wash hands).
  • Within health care facilities, enhance standard infection prevention and control practices in hospitals, especially in emergency departments.

WHO does not recommend any specific health measures for travellers. In case of symptoms suggestive of respiratory illness either during or after travel, travellers are encouraged to seek medical attention and share their travel history with their health care provider.

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Obesity-Related Diseases Among Top Three Killers in Most Countries, World Bank Says

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Obesity-Related Diseases Among Top Three Killers in Most Countries, World Bank Says

WASHINGTON, February 6, 2020 — Long believed to be a problem exclusive to high-income countries, evidence shows that over 70 percent of the world’s 2 billion overweight and obese individuals live in low- or middle-income countries. Faced with increasing disability, mortality, health care costs, and lower productivity, obesity is a growing concern for all countries regardless of income level, says a new World Bank report launched here today.

Obesity has a major impact on national economies and on human capital by reducing productivity and life expectancy and increasing disability and health care costs. It is projected that in the next 15 years, the costs of obesity will total more than US$7 trillion in developing countries.

The report Obesity: Health and Economic Consequences of an impending global challenge states that obesity-related diseases are now among the top three killers across the globe, except in Sub-Saharan Africa. Recent data show that since 1975 obesity has nearly tripled and now accounts for 4 million deaths worldwide every year.

Factors escalating the obesity epidemic include ultra-processed and sugary foods, reduced physical activity, and higher incomes, which often go hand-in-hand with a higher consumption of unhealthy foods.

“As countries grow economically and per capita income rise, the devastating impacts and burden of obesity will continue to shift toward the poor,” says Dr. Meera Shekar, Global Lead for Nutrition at the World Bank and co-author of the report along with Dr. Barry Popkin from the University of North Carolina.

In China between 2000 and 2009, health care costs associated with obesity grew from half a percent to more than 3 percent of China’s annual health care expenditure. In Brazil, obesity-related health care costs are expected to double, from less than US$6 billion in 2010 to more than US$10 billion in 2050.

In addition to directly increased health care costs, there are also indirect costs associated with, for example, reduced work productivity, absenteeism, and early retirement, which affect individuals and societies.

Many countries across the globe are also suffering from what is referred to as the “double burden of malnutrition”—high stunting and increasing obesity rates, further compromising their human capital.

“One of the most effective ways to address obesity and other non-communicable diseases is by ramping up investments in affordable, quality primary health care”, says Dr. Muhammad Pate, Global Director for Health, Nutrition and Population at the World Bank. “This makes sense both from a health and an economic perspective. Putting more resources on the frontlines to detect and treat conditions early, before they become more serious, saves lives, improves health outcomes, reduces health care costs and strengthens preparedness.”

The report stresses that in order to avoid the rise of obesity in future generations, governments and development partners must adopt a comprehensive approach. Effective primary health systems will be crucial together with a strong focus on preventative measures such as mandating the labeling of processed foods; increasing consumer education; reducing salt and sugar-sweetened beverages; and investing in early childhood nutrition programs.

The report also highlights the importance of strong fiscal policies, such as taxation of unhealthy foods; and enhancing urban design, such as playgrounds in schools and walking and bicycle paths. 

Financial support for the preparation of the report was provided by the Government of Japan through the Japan Trust Fund for Scaling Up Nutrition.

PRESS RELEASE NO:2020/111/HNP

 

 

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Is it safe to receive a letter or a package from China?

Yes, it is safe. People receiving packages from China are not at risk of contracting the new coronavirus. From previous analysis, we know coronaviruses do not survive long on objects, such as letters or packages.

Can pets at home spread the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV)?

At present, there is no evidence that companion animals/pets such as dogs or cats can be infected with the new coronavirus. However, it is always a good idea to wash your hands with soap and water after contact with pets. This protects you against various common bacteria such as E.coli and Salmonella that can pass between pets and humans.

Do vaccines against pneumonia protect you against the new coronavirus?
No. Vaccines against pneumonia, such as pneumococcal vaccine and Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib) vaccine, do not provide protection against the new coronavirus.

The virus is so new and different that it needs its own vaccine. Researchers are trying to develop a vaccine against 2019-nCoV, and WHO is supporting their efforts.

Although these vaccines are not effective against 2019-nCoV, vaccination against respiratory illnesses is highly recommended to protect your health.

Can regularly rinsing your nose with saline help prevent infection with the new coronavirus?
No. There is no evidence that regularly rinsing the nose with saline has protected people from infection with the new coronavirus. 

There is some limited evidence that regularly rinsing nose with saline can help people recover more quickly from the common cold. However, regularly rinsing the nose has not been shown to prevent respiratory infections.

Can gargling mouthwash protect you from infection with the new coronavirus?
No. There is no evidence that using mouthwash will protect you from infection with the new coronavirus.

Some brands or mouthwash can eliminate certain microbes for a few minutes in the saliva in your mouth. However, this does not mean they protect you from 2019-nCoV infection.

Can eating garlic help prevent infection with the new coronavirus?
Garlic is a healthy food that may have some antimicrobial properties. However, there is no evidence from the current outbreak that eating garlic has protected people from the new coronavirus.

Does putting on sesame oil block the new coronavirus from entering the body?
No. Sesame oil does not kill the new coronavirus. There are some chemical disinfectants that can kill the 2019-nCoV on surfaces. These include bleach/chlorine-based disinfectants, either solvents, 75% ethanol, peracetic acid and chloroform.

However, they have little or no impact on the virus if you put them on the skin or under your nose. It can even be dangerous to put these chemicals on your skin.

Does the new coronavirus affect older people, or are younger people also susceptible?
People of all ages can be infected by the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Older people, and people with pre-existing medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease) appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the virus. 

WHO advises people of all ages to take steps to protect themselves from the virus, for example by following good hand hygiene and good respiratory hygiene.

Are antibiotics effective in preventing and treating the new coronavirus?
No, antibiotics do not work against viruses, only bacteria.

The new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a virus and, therefore, antibiotics should not be used as a means of prevention or treatment.

However, if you are hospitalized for the 2019-nCoV, you may receive antibiotics because bacterial co-infection is possible.

Are there any specific medicines to prevent or treat the new coronavirus?
To date, there is no specific medicine recommended to prevent or treat the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

However, those infected with the virus should receive appropriate care to relieve and treat symptoms, and those with severe illness should receive optimized supportive care. Some specific treatments are under investigation, and will be tested through clinical trials. WHO is helping to accelerate research and development efforts with a range or partners.

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