Not at all true of me	Hardly true of me	Moderately true of me	Exactly true of me
1	I can assess the likelihood of the COVID-19 outbreak reaching us	□	□	□	□
2	I regularly monitor news bulletins re the latest news on COVID-19	□	□	□	□
3	I am confident that I know what to do and what actions to take when COVID-19 hits us	□	□	□	□
4	I would be able to locate the preparedness materials easily when I have a positive case (e.g., contact info, PPE, testing)	□	□	□	□
5	I know how to adequately prepare myself to manage a case when it happens	□	□	□	□
6	I know where I can quickly find the emergency contact when I come across a PUI/ a case	□	□	□	□
7	I am familiar with COVID-19 training and materials available to me	□	□	□	□
8	I know which personal protective measures are needed to stay safe when exposed to COVID-19 through patients care	□	□	□	□
9	I am familiar with the signs and symptoms of a COVID-19 case	□	□	□	□
10	I know what to look out for in my home and workplace if I should come across a potential COVID-19 case	□	□	□	□
11	I am familiar with the public announcements made about the COVID-outbreak and what to do for prevention	□	□	□	□
12	I know what the difference is between a need for isolation and a need for quarantine for COVID-19	□	□	□	□
13	I am knowledgeable about the impact that a COVID-19 infection can have on me	□	□	□	□
14	feel reasonably confident in my own ability to deal with stressful situations that I might find myself in	□	□	□	□
15	In a severe upsurge of COVID-19 infections I would be able to cope with my anxiety and fear	□	□	□	□
16	I think I am able to manage my feelings pretty well in difficult and challenging situations	□	□	□	□
17	When necessary, I can talk myself through challenging situations	□	□	□	□
18	seem to be able to stay cool and calm in most difficult situations	□	□	□	□
19	I know which strategies I could use to calm myself in a severe outbreak of COVID-19	□	□	□	□
20	If I found myself in a severe outbreak of COVID-19 I would know how to manage my own response to the situation	□	□	□	□
21	I would be able to tell easily if those/others around me are in distress	□	□	□	□
22	If others are in distress, I would know how to calm them down	□	□	□	□
23	I know which strategies I could use to calm others in a severe outbreak of COVID-19	□	□	□	□
24	I am able to identify my feelings pretty well in challenging situations	□	□	□	□
25	During a severe outbreak of COVID -19, I would notice if I am feeling anxious or stressed	□	□	□	□
26	usually prepare mentally for situations that might be difficult or stressful	□	□	□	□

Source: Adapted and modelled on the Audit Tool by Zulch, H. R. in Psychological preparedness for natural disasters in the context of climate change, 2011