Community Healthcare Practices to Combat Covid-19
The cause for Covid-19 is the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) caused by the coronavirus. The origin of the outbreak was China in December 2019, and three months later, it was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Due to the severity of the disease and the fact that no vaccine has been discovered to contain the spread, some community healthcare practices are the most effective ways to mitigate transmissions (Leiu and Douglas, 2019). Community healthcare practice is a branch of public health measures which are geared towards delaying the spread and reducing the impact of the disease. These practices are dependent on the actions of people and their responsibility in the protection of the communities status. Some of the methods can only be used and are useful when combined.
The effective practices will be done by all parties involved including the healthy, those infected and those in charge of large groups such as business owners, employers and planners (Leiu and Douglas, 2019). The success of these practices will be determined by adherence to the laid-out strategies. Some of the methods will be different for each community, depending on their cultural and geographical circumstances. These public measures are all founded on hygiene, such as hand washing.
Hand Washing
Hand washing is effective in controlling transmission because the virus once in contact with soap dies. Once the hands touch a surface with the virus, then they can lead to the transmission when the individual touches their face. Cleaning hands with an alcohol-based sanitizer is very useful. The community can set-up handwashing places and provide sanitizers, especially in public places such as supermarkets, hospitals, churches and schools. The owners of these institutions should ensure regular cleaning of surfaces to protect their employees and the public. Environmental cleanup of surfaces such as fumigation of objects and surfaces will be instrumental in killing the virus (Leiu and Douglas, 2019).
Social distancing
To mitigate transmissions, the community will have to embrace social distancing. The virus is spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes and the droplets reach a healthy person. Distancing will ensure there is a physical distance between people and therefore curbing active transmissions. Public gatherings should also be avoided to prevent mass infections.