How effective is UV disinfection against the COVID-19 virus?
EC educators are in a tough spot now. With the stepped-up requirements in cleaning and disinfection for schools, they need to spend more time cleaning the school before, during, and after every school session. This intensified disinfection regime also comes at a time where manpower is scarce. As a precaution against Covid-19, no staff and […]
Avoid overcrowding with quick barcode scan for SafeEntry
On 19 May 2020, the Multi-Ministry Taskforce outlined plans to exit the Circuit Breaker measures. Safe-Covid-ABC was introduced to all pre-schools, which includes safe-Access, safe-Behaviour and safe-Classroom. Under safe-Access, all preschools are required to perform SafeEntry for their staff and children in school to restrict the access of visitors and to prevent the spread of Covid-19. […]
The mysterious “magic” powder for infectious waste disinfection!
During a recent infectious disease workshop, one of my participants brought up the topic of a mysterious “magic” powder that helps to clean up vomitus. I thought it would be a good opportunity to share a bit more on how to create your own “magic” powder to conduct disinfection in your school! Note: The exact […]
Symptoms Monitoring Form Template
As you are aware, physical health in children change rapidly. You might have just completed the morning screening for the child, and in the next few hours, the child starts to develop symptoms of an infectious disease. A systematic way of keeping a record of the symptoms developed in a child is useful for tracking […]
Leave-of-absence, Stay-home-notice, Quarantine orders – summarised
When faced with an infectious disease outbreak, our authorities have implemented various precautionary measures to protect Singaporeans and contain the spread of pathogens. Leave-of-absence (LOA), stay-home-notice (SHN) and Quarantine order (QO) are implemented to slow and contain the spread of pathogens. All of us should be aware of the definition and the dos and don’ts […]
How do you properly disinfect surfaces in the EC classroom?
In any EC classrooms, pathogens spread quickly in the environment. and Pathogens land on all surfaces, including the floor, cabinets, toys, doorknobs, amongst others. As children play in close proximity, the risk of getting sick through direct contact and indirect contact with inanimate surfaces is very high! Routine cleaning and disinfection can help reduce the […]
Useful links for infectious disease information related to early childhood sector
Lots of things you read online especially in your social media feeds may appear to be true, often is not. False information is news, stories or hoaxes created to deliberately misinform or deceive readers. Usually, these stories are created to either influence people’s views, push a political agenda or cause confusion and can often be a […]
Why do we usually recover from a viral infection after 1 week?
Try to recall the last time you went to the doctor to seek treatment of sore throat, runny nose (with white mucous) and fever, chances are your doctor would say that it is a viral infection, and he/she would issue you medication to relieve the symptom. Your doctor would also mention it might take up […]
What are the best practices to manage the environment to reduce infection?
The environment can be better managed to reduce the risk of infection. These include: Providing enough space to prevent crowding. Having enough space reduces the concentration of germs in the air and on surfaces Avoid intermixing of groups of children with segregated classrooms Provide enough easily accessible flushing toilets and sinks so that each group […]
How many types of germs are there?
Germ is a common term for a large variety of microbial agents that can grow in or on people. Infection occurs when a germ usually causes a disease, although it is possible to have an infection without any symptoms of disease. The germs that can cause infectious diseases in people include: Bacteria Viruses Parasites Fungi […]