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Guidance note on SARS-CoV-2 testing

21 Jul 2020
Testing is a critical component of epidemic response, as it allows public health authorities to identify both individual cases and emerging hotspots of COVID-19, and to rapidly implement effective epidemic control measures such as isolation and treat...
Guidance material, COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Guidance material

Guidance: Contact Tracing for COVID-19

21 Jul 2020
This document has been developed to assist National Societies in deciding if and how they may wish to assist their government’s strategy for contact tracing as part of their response plan for COVID-19. Given the complexity of COVID-19, its global s...
Guidance material, COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Guidance material

Community-Based Surveillance Guide COVID-19

21 Jul 2020
Community-Based Surveillance Guide COVID-19. Guidance is available in English, Spanish, French, and Arabic. Community-based surveillance (CBS) is the “the systematic detection and reporting of events of public health significance within a commun...
Guidance material, COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Guidance material

Considerations for quarantine of individuals (COVID-19 context)

21 Jul 2020
Key considerations for repatriation and quarantine of travelers in relation to the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV. The purpose of this document is to offer guidance to the Member States on implementing quarantine measures for individuals in ...
Guidance material, COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Guidance material

Key considerations: quarantine in the context of COVID-19 (Social Science in Humanitarian Action)

21 Jul 2020
This brief sets out practical considerations relating to the design and impact of measures that restrict human movement patterns in the context of COVID-19. These measures include: quarantine, in which individuals who have been exposed to a communica...
Guidance material, COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Guidance material

Management of ill travelers at Points of Entry

21 Jul 2020
This document provides advice on the detection and management of ill travelers suspected to have COVID-19 at points of entry and on conveyances of all types, with the following measures to be implemented based on country priorities and capacities: De...
Guidance material, COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Guidance material

Safe management of a dead body COVID-19 (World Health Organization) [September 2020]

21 Jul 2020
This interim guidance “Infection Prevention and Control for the safe management of a dead body in the context of COVID-19” is for all those, including managers of health care facilities and mortuaries, religious and public health authorities, and...
Guidance material, COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Guidance material

Safe body handling and mourning ceremonies for COVID-19 affected communities

21 Jul 2020
Safe body handling and mourning ceremonies for COVID-19 affected communities: Implementation guidance for National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The Red Cross Red Crescent Movement has extensive experience supporting safe Management of the De...
Guidance material, COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Guidance material

Home care for patients with suspected novel coronavirus (World Health Organization)

21 Jul 2020
Home care for patients with suspected novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection presenting with mild symptoms and management of contacts (WHO). Guidance is available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian and Chinese (Simplified) [updated guidance fro...
Guidance material, COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Guidance material

Advice on the use of masks in the community (World Health Organization)

21 Jul 2020
WHO Advice on the use of masks in the community, during home care and in healthcare settings in the context of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak. Guidance is available in English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese (simplified), Arabic and Russian be...
Guidance material, COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

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