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COVID-19 PROTECTIVE GUIDELINES FOR CAPE COAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Published on 2021-02-02
COVID 19 PROTECTIVE GUIDELINES FOR
CAPE COAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
1. COVID-19 AND HOW IT SPREADS
- COVID 19 is a viral illness which infects people of all age and sex.
- The best way to prevent being sick from COVID-19 is to avoid being exposed to the virus.
- The virus is thought to spread mainly through droplets from an infected person droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks.
- These droplets can land on the face, mouth and noses of people who are nearby
- Possibly be inhaled into the lungs.
- Note that COVID-19 may be spread by people who are not showing symptoms.
2. SYMPTOMS
- No symptoms at all
- Fever
- Cough
- Sneezing
- Tiredness
- Shortness of breath
- Loss of taste
- Loss of smell
3. PERSONAL HYGIENE
- This is the main stay of keeping safe from being infected with COVID-19 hence all students are entreated to observe the following basic personal hygiene measures
- Wash your hands often with soap and running water for at least 20 seconds especially after you have been in a public place or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
- If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands with the sanitizer and rub them together until they feel dry.
- Used tissues should be properly disposed of.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
- Always cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, or use the inside of your elbow.
4. GENERAL PRECAUTIONS
- Wearing of mask on campus at all times.
- Checking of temperature prior to entrance into the university hostels and lecture halls will continue.
- Social distancing at all gatherings including adequate spacing arrangements in the lecture halls.
- Students are advised to cease congregating after lectures.
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- And remember the mask is not a substitute for social distancing.
5. SUPPORT SYSTEMS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS
- Establishment of a Hotline 0553387263 for all COVID-19 enquiries
- Students are to immediately contact the SRC Health and Welfare officer if they suspect they are showing COVID-19 symptoms
- Additionally, all first year students will be enrolled unto the NHIS
- Provision of running water with soap at vantage points on campus
- Regular cleaning and disinfection of common areas such as Lecture halls and the University Hall
- Social distancing arrangements at the various lecture halls
- The Clinic will facilitate the testing of students with a high suspicion of COVID-19 by the Ghana Health Service.
- Students will be periodically made to fill COVID-19 screening tools to identify high-risk students and their contacts.