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A4 guide - What to expect during a COVID-19 outbreak

Publication date

28 August 2020

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This guide will help you understand what to expect if someone has COVID-19 in your residential aged care service, including that a number of changes will take place. These changes will be made very quickly. You might be anxious when these changes take place but the aim is to keep you safe.

Attachments

What to expect during a COVID-19 outbreak – residents in aged care homes (English) (PDF 1.32 MB)

Chinese, Simplified – 在COVID-19 (新冠病毒) 疫情爆发期间会发生什么情况 ——养老院的住客 (PDF 1.4 MB)

Chinese, Traditional – 在COVID-19 (新冠病毒) 疫情爆發期間会發生什麼情況 ——養老院的住客 (PDF 1.41 MB)

Croatian – Što možete očekivati tijekom epidemije COVID-19 – stanari domova za skrb o starijim osobama (PDF 1.33 MB)

Dutch – Wat u kunt verwachten tijdens een uitbraak van COVID-19 - bewoners van ouderen verzorgingshuizen (PDF 1.31 MB)

French – Savoir à quoi s’attendre durant une poussée de COVID-19 - Résidents de maisons de retraite (PDF 1.32 MB)

German – Was passiert bei einem Ausbruch von COVID-19 – Bewohner von Seniorenheimen (PDF 1.32 MB)

Greek – Τι να αναμένετε κατά τη διάρκεια έξαρσης κρουσμάτων COVID-19 – τρόφιμοι σε οίκους ευγηρίας (PDF 1.29 MB)

Italian – Cosa aspettarsi durante l’epidemia di COVID-19 - Residenti di case di cura per anziani (PDF 1.32 MB)

Macedonian – Што да се очекува за време на КОВИД-19 – станари во домови за нега на стари лица (PDF 1.29 MB)

Maltese – X’għandek tistenna li jiġri matul tifqigħa tal-COVID-19 – residenti fi djar tal-anzjani (PDF 1.31 MB)

Polish – Czego można się spodziewać podczas epidemii COVID-19 – informacje dla mieszkańców domów opieki (PDF 1.31 MB)

Spanish – Qué esperar durante un brote de COVID-19:residentes en centros residenciales para adultos mayores (PDF 1.32 MB)

Tagalog – Ano ang aasahan sa pagsiklab ng COVID-19 – mga residente sa mga pasilidad sa pangangalaga ng matatanda (PDF 1.31 MB)

Ukrainian – Чого очікувати під час спалаху COVID-19 - для мешканців будинків для людей похилого віку (PDF 1.3 MB)

Vietnamese – Điều gì sẽ xảy ra khi COVID-19 bùng phát - cư dân trong các khu nhà dưỡng lão (PDF 1.3 MB)

Resource Type

Guides,

Language resources,

Topics

COVID-19

Residential services

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