Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) technical guidance

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Global Surveillance for human infection with coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

This document provides guidance to Member States on implementation of global surveillance of COVID-19. The objectives of this global surveillance are:...

Operational considerations for managing COVID-19 cases/outbreak on board ships

This document has been prepared based on the evidence currently available about Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission (human-to-human transmission...

Home care for patients with suspected novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection presenting with mild symptoms and management of contacts

WHO has developed this rapid advice note to meet the need for recommendations on the safe home care for patients with suspected novel coronavirus...

The First Few X (FFX) Cases and contact investigation protocol for 2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection

The following protocol has been designed to investigate the First Few X cases (FFX) and their close contacts.  It is envisioned that the FFX 2019-nCoV...

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

This document provides rapid advice on the use of medical masks in communities, at home and at healthcare facilities in areas that have reported outbreaks...

This document is intended for clinicians taking care of hospitalised adult and paediatric patients with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) when...

Risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) readiness and response to the 2019 novel coronavirus (‎‎2019-nCoV)‎‎

This document provides WHO checklists for risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) readiness and initial response for novel coronaviruses (nCoV)...

20200131_2019-nCoV health care worker protocol_v1

This is a case-ascertained prospective investigation of all identified health care contacts working in a health care facility in which a laboratory confirmed...

The household transmission investigation is a case-ascertained prospective study of all identified household contacts of a laboratory confirmed 2019-nCoV...

Infection prevention and control during health care when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected

This is the first edition of guidance on infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies for use when infection with a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)...

Laboratory testing for 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in suspected human cases

The purpose of this document is to provide interim guidance to laboratories and stakeholders involved in laboratory testing of patients who meet the definition...

The main aim of the national capacities review tool is to better understand existing capacities in the area of detection and response to a novel coronavirus...