COVID‑19 strategy update - 14 April 2020
COVID‑19 strategic preparedness and response
Overview
The SPRP Strategy Update (14 April 2020) was based on the evidence the world had accumulated since the Strategy Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP) was published about how COVID‑19 spreads, the severity of disease it causes, how to treat it, and how to control transmission. The Strategy Update provides guidance to countries preparing for a phased transition from widespread transmission to a steady state of low-level or no transmission and will continue to be updated as the epidemiological situation changes. With additional practical guidance for strategic action that can be adapted according to specific national and subnational situations and capacities, the document invites national authorities to update their own COVID‑19 national plans in line with guiding principles to prepare for and respond to COVID‑19.