[Verified Answer]: You work as a disability support worker…

You work as a disability support worker supporting four people with an intellectual disability in community-based accommodation. One of the people you support has become unwell presenting with the following symptoms: fever and chills headache sore throat runny nose body ache Two days after the symptoms began the doctor confirms that the person has a very nasty strain of influenza. All of the residents have been immunised against influenza but this is a new strain. It is likely to spread among the residents so extra transmission-based precautions and cleaning procedures are recommended. List at least seven additional precautions, including those related to enhanced cleaning, that could be put in place to reduce further risk of infection in the facility. You can use the text to identify and list the precautions that would be relevant to this particular scenario. Not every precaution listed in the text will apply. Alternatively, you can make your own list.