Contents

1. Acknowledgements
2. Introduction
   1. About Bettercare
   2. Why decentralised learning?
   3. Free Bettercare Online Learning Platform
   4. Learning programmes
   5. Format of the courses
   6. Updating the course material
   7. Contact information
   8. Registration
3. About this book
4. 1 Introduction to COVID-19
   1. Objectives
   2. COVID-19 and coronavirus
   3. The spread of coronavirus
   4. The risk of COVID-19
   5. Case studies
5. 2 Diagnosing and managing COVID-19
   1. Objectives
   2. Clinical features of COVID-19
   3. Management of people with COVID-19
   4. Confirming the diagnosis of COVID-19
   5. Case studies
6. 3 How to prevent the spread of COVID-19
   1. Objectives
   2. Preventing the spread of COVID-19
   3. Screening, testing and contact tracing
   4. Community lockdown
   5. Case studies
7. 4 Protecting yourself from COVID-19
   1. Objectives
   2. How to protect yourself
   3. Personal protective equipment
   4. Wearing a cloth mask in public
   5. Emotional challenges for health workers
   6. Case studies