Instructions for the procedure when suspected by Coronavirus 2019-NCOV
2/2/2020
At the same time, the Rector banned business and study trips to China or with a stopover in China. For private trips, they ask for their careful consideration. Vojtěch Petráček also wrote a letter to the prime minister to support the intention to stop the connection with China until the exponential increase in the epidemic declines.
What is coronavirus?
The term coronavirus is used for any virus belonging to the subfamily Coronaviridae. It is an aggregate term for the four families of viruses that cause disease in animals and humans with varying degrees of severity. It can cause common problems such as colds, coughs, breathing difficulties, temperatures. But also lethal diseases such as breathing disease called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) or MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome).
How is the coronavirus trensmitted?
Coronavirus is transmitted from person to person after close contact, which lasts for a long time. It is a so-called droplet infection that is transmitted by air. Most often affects the lining of the upper and lower respiratory tract. The incubation period is one week to fourteen days. After a week of being infected, the disease manifests itself as a continuous fever. They may be accompanied by discomfort, pain in the joints and muscles, and symptoms of cough soon occur.
A flu-like illness can be very dangerous especially for people with a weakened organism. It does not appear immediately, but after 7-14 days. Upon arrival from the risk area, wear a veil, isolation for 7 days is recommended, in which symptoms of respiratory disease should occur, ie shortness of breath, cough, temperature.
Information for CTU students and employees who have recently stayed in China
CTU students and employees who stayed in China in the two weeks prior to their return to the Czech Republic and CTU are requested to register in the aid system. Their contacts will be forwarded to the Public Health Service.
CTU contact person:
Ivana Kinkalová
E-mail: Ivana.Kinkalova@cvut.cz
Mobile: +420 724 176 314
Phone: +420 22435 3672
If you have visited the risk area, please contact the Hygienic Station of the City of Prague:
Ms. Marešová
Tel.: +420 241 010 334
Mobile: +420 733 673 949
Hotline (during night): +420 733 673 900
Quarantined along with the patient in the event of confirmation of the disease must also people who were with him / her at a time when there are symptoms manifested.
Visit the following websites for more up-to-date information
Detailed information can be found on the website of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic.