Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health released a free, online course Monday on contact tracing to train new hires across New York state. The five-hour “COVID-19 Contact Tracing” course demonstrates the critical need for contact tracers in slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus. By successfully convincing a close contact to quarantine, contact tracers help break the chain of transmission behind the virus, officials say. WASHINGTON STATE CHOIR PRACTICE DEEMED CORONAVIRUS 'SUPERSPEADER EVENT,' REPORT SAYSThe Johns Hopkins course will be a pre-requisite to become a contact tracer in New York. Aside from contact tracing, graduates of the course can expect to gain skills in ethics, active listening, public health and epidemiology.

Source: Fox News May 13, 2020 17:48 UTC