Who needs extra precaution
COVID-19 is a new disease and there is limited information regarding risk factors for severe disease, but based on currently available information these are the risk groups:
- Older adults
- People who have severe underlying medical conditions - like heart/lung disease or diabetes
- People with moderate to severe asthma
- People with severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 40 or higher)
- People with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis
- People with liver disease
- People who are immunocompromised
If you are at higher risk for serious illness from COVID-19 because of your age or because you have a serious long-term health problem, it is extra important for you to take actions to reduce your risk of getting sick with the disease.
- Stay home if possible.
- Wash your hands often.
- Take everyday precautions to keep space between yourself and others (stay 1.5 - 2 meters away from eachother).
- Keep away from people who are sick.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched services.
- Call your healthcare professional if you have concerns about COVID-19 and your underlying condition or if you are sick.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Prevention
You can take steps to protect yourself and others during a COVID-19 outbreak.
The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person. Recent studies indicate that people who are infected but do not have symptoms likely also play a role in the spread of COVID-19.
There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus.
Person-to-person spread
The virus is thought to spread mainly from...
Symptoms and testing
Reported illnesses have ranged from mild symptoms to severe illness and death for confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases.
These symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure.
The common symptoms for COVID-19 are:
Fever
Cough
Shortness of breath
Difficulty breathing
Sore throat
Loss of smell and/or taste
Tiredness
Not sure whether you should get tested? Please do the questionnaire/self check on: https://www.arubacovid19.org/
When to seek medical attention...
COVID-19 Vaccine for Health Care Workers
Please click on the article below for more information:
10 things healthcare workers need to know about COVID19 vaccine.pdf
DVG's Practical manual COVID-19 in the workplace
Currently, 40% of all COVID-19 infections (the source of which is known) is contracted at work. This has two important consequences:
Employees run a real risk of becoming infected at work and subsequently infecting their family members and/or friends.
The employer runs the risk that during contact investigations a large part of the personnel will be quarantined, causing business processes to come to a standstill. This is also not good for the economy.
DVG has therefor created a manual...
COVID-19 Compliance Officer Training
Medwork and the Department of Public Health (DVG) recently concluded two workshops on the trending topics with regard to COVID-19.
Ms. Daisy Ooms from DVG/RIVM was the co-presenter with Dr. David Geelkens from Medwork. The informative and interactive workshops discussed the role and responsibility of the COVID-19 Compliance Officer as mandated by DVG, the DVG C-19 Manual and Checklist and the audit (visit) by the DVG Taskforce and how to prepare for such a visit.
Ms. Ooms addressed many questi...
COVID-19 Services - The Opening of your Business
In collaboration with our partners we have set up a number of services to assist your business in complying with all the necessary DVG measures and the Aruba Health and Happiness Code.
These COVID-19 services are mentioned in the flyer below.
If you need any information or would like to request assistance for these services please contact us at info@medwork.aw or call us at +297 5878880.
DVG's Requirements - Business measures COVID-19
With the down scaling of the current measures according to the Ministerial Regulation AB 1989 No. 62 General regulation combating COVID-19 (such as shutdown, curfew, lockdown) it is essential that everyone abides by the preventive measures in relation to social distancing and hygiene. For this, there are minimum requirements that have been set up by the Public Health Department (DVG). These are valid for everyone and there will be compliance checks.
Enforcement of all measures is the responsibi...