COVID-19 guidance for Travellers [v4.4]
dc.contributor.author | Health Protection Surveillance Centre | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-16T15:11:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-04T16:08:14Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-10-13T11:28:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-25T16:18:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-04-12T15:11:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-04-23T12:01:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-06-23T11:43:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-16T15:11:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-08-03 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/628003 | |
dc.description | The total number of Travellers in Ireland is estimated at over 30,000 (<1% population). Travellers in Ireland are particularly disadvantaged in terms of health status and access to health services, with poor baseline health and disproportionate burden of chronic health conditions compared to the majority population. The particular influence of social determinants of health (SDH) on the poor health of Travellers is reflected in their living conditions. Travellers live in standard housing and Traveller-specific Group Housing Schemes and Halting sites, but many Travellers live in substandard accommodation with inadequate or minimum services, or live in overcrowded conditions, doubling up on sites. Others live on the roadside with minimum services. This creates challenges for the basic public health preventative measures for COVID-19 such as hand-washing (due to lack of access to safe clean hot running water), physical distancing (due to overcrowding), and cocooning (due to shared/communal facilities); and for managing symptoms and self-isolating if they become unwell. As well as being particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 because of their living conditions, Travellers are also more vulnerable to the health impact of COVID-19 if they catch it, because of their poor baseline health. COVID-19 is a new viral infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread mainly through droplets produced by coughing or sneezing. You could get the virus if you: • come into contact with someone who has the virus and is coughing or sneezing • touch surfaces or objects that someone who has the virus has coughed or sneezed on, and then touch your mouth, nose or eyes. It can be a mild or severe illness with symptoms that can take up to 14 days to appear including: • Fever (high temperature >38C) • Cough • Shortness of breath • Loss or change to your sense of taste or smell • Difficulty breathing People with COVID- 19 may also be asymptomatic (have no symptoms). COVID-19 can also result in more severe illness including pneumonia, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and kidney failure. People at higher risk of severe COVID-19 illness include: • People aged 60 years and older • People with long-term medical conditions – for example, heart disease, lung disease, cancer, diabetes or liver disease. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Health Service Executive | en_US |
dc.subject | CORONAVIRUS | en_US |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
dc.subject | INFECTION CONTROL | en_US |
dc.subject | PUBLIC HEALTH | en_US |
dc.subject | GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS | en_US |
dc.title | COVID-19 guidance for Travellers [v4.4] | en_US |
dc.type | Patient Information Leaflet | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2020-08-04T16:08:15Z |