Coronavirus (COVID-19)

NJHA’s team of Emergency Preparedness and Clinical Affairs professionals are monitoring the 2019 novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), in collaboration with public health agencies. This page compiles key guidance and other resources for the healthcare provider community to support their preparedness and response efforts. NJHA’s Emergency Preparedness office is available 24/7 to healthcare providers at 1-800-457-2262.

Updated on March 17, 2020

Latest Guidance/Resource

• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes (REVISED) — Revised Mar. 13, 2020
• COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Health Care Providers Fact Sheet — Mar. 13, 2020
• Public Health Emergency Sec. 1135 Waivers — Mar. 13, 2020

Guidance

Clinical & Infection Prevention

• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes (REVISED) — Revised Mar. 13, 2020
• Preparing for COVID-19: Long-term Care Facilities, Nursing Homes — Mar. 10, 2020
• CDC Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection — Revised Mar. 7, 2020
• CDC Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations — Mar. 6, 2020
• NJDOH Key Messaging to Long-Term Care Facilities — Mar. 4, 2020
• Interim Considerations for Infection Prevention and Control of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Inpatient Obstetric Healthcare Settings — Feb. 18, 2020
• NJDOH Risk Exposure Categories for Asymptomatic Individuals with Possible Exposure to COVID-19 — Feb. 5, 2020
• CDC Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Confirmed 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) or Patients Under Investigation for COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings — Feb. 3, 2020
• CDC Interim Guidance for Implementing Home Care of People Not Requiring Hospitalization for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) — Jan. 31, 2020

Healthcare Personnel

• Guidance for use of Certain Industrial Respirators by Health Care Personnel — Mar. 10, 2020
• CDC Interim Guidance for Healthcare Professionals Overview — Feb. 2, 2020
• NJDOH Managing Healthcare Workers (Travelers) Returning from China — Feb. 2, 2020

PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)

Testing & Reporting

• Information for Health Departments on Reporting a Person Under Investigation (PUI), or Presumptive Positive and Laboratory-Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 — Mar. 6, 2020
• NJDOH Update and Interim Guidance on New CDC Testing Criteria for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) — Mar. 4, 2020
• CDC Evaluating and Reporting Persons Under Investigation (PUI) — Mar. 4, 2020
• NJDOH Surveillance Criteria and Testing for Novel Coronavirus 2019 — Jan. 31, 2020

Public Messaging

• CDC Interim Guidance: Get Your Mass Gatherings or Large Community Events Ready for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) — Mar. 3, 2020
• NJDOH Guidance for business — Mar. 2, 2020

Regulatory

COVID-19 Testing Reported to NJDOH

Interactive Dashboard by County

Positive*	267
Negative (State Lab only)	163
Deaths	3
Persons Under Investigation (PUI) at State Lab	19

* Includes deaths and results reported by commercial and medical center laboratories

Additional Resources

Clinical & Infection Prevention

• CDC Hospital Preparedness Checklist for Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 Patients — Jan. 25, 2020

Healthcare Personnel

• What Healthcare Personnel Should Know about Caring for Patients with Confirmed or Possible COVID-19 Infection — Feb. 7, 2020
• CDC Healthcare Professional Preparedness Checklist For Transport and Arrival of Patients Potentially Infected with COVID-19 — Jan. 25, 2020

PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)

• Healthcare Supply of Personal Protective Equipment — Feb. 18, 2020

Testing & Reporting

• CDC Flowchart to Identify and Assess 2019 Novel Coronavirus — Feb. 1, 2020

Public Messaging

• Coronavirus: Visitor Restrictions for Hospitals
  • Coronavirus Visitor Restrictions — Mar. 11, 2020
  • Coronavirus Visitor Restrictions Sign — Mar. 11, 2020
• CDC FAQs
  • Coronavirus and children — Feb. 22, 2020
  • Coronavirus and pregnancy — Feb. 21, 2020
  • Stigma related to COVID-19 — Feb. 20, 2020
• NJDOH 2019 novel Coronavirus fact sheet (PDF) — January 2020

Regulatory

• COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Health Care Providers Fact Sheet — Mar. 13, 2020
• Public Health Emergency Sec. 1135 Waivers — Mar. 13, 2020

Videos and Tools

Resources to download and use

View Pandemic Planning Tool