Strategies to Combat COVID-19

Which of the following strategies is aimed at eliminating and reducing the spread of COVID-19 from other regions and countries?

• COVID-19 Testing

• Quarantine or self-isolation

• Closing of domestic and international borders

• Surveillance and reporting

What is the primary purpose of lockdown restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic?

• To identify infected persons and apply appropriate treatment

• To minimise the severity of COVID-19 outbreaks

• To keep people separate and stop the spread of the virus

• To protect the community from becoming ill from the disease

Which strategy is used to identify infected persons and then apply appropriate treatment?

• Social (physical) distancing

• Use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

• COVID-19 Testing

• Promotion of hand hygiene

Which strategy is aimed at keeping people separate and stopping the spread of the virus?

• Quarantine or self-isolation

• Social (physical) distancing

• Surveillance and reporting

• Vaccination

Which strategy is used to control an outbreak and prevent more people from being infected?

• Contract tracing

• Genomic sequencing

• Surveillance and reporting

• Promotion of hand hygiene

Which strategy aims to protect the community by preventing people from becoming ill from the disease?

• Use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

• Promotion of hand hygiene

• Vaccination

• Surveillance and reporting

Which strategy is used to identify where outbreaks were occurring and then implement other strategies in order to respond to the outbreak?

• Surveillance and reporting

• Quarantine or self-isolation

• Social (physical) distancing

• Use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

What did the contact tracing strategy for COVID-19 in Australia involve?

• Identifying and isolating people who had come into contact with an infected person

• Providing vaccines to the population

• Closing all public places

• Implementing a nationwide lockdown

How did the contact tracing strategy aim to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19?

• By providing free masks to everyone

• By rapidly identifying and isolating close contacts of infected individuals

• By closing all schools and universities

• By banning international travel

Which of the following was a positive outcome of the contact tracing strategy?

• Less effective during large outbreaks

• Dependence on individuals' ability to recall movements

• Effective in quickly containing outbreaks when the source of infection was known

• Delays in tracing due to high case numbers