Individuals and communities

Stay aware of the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak, available on the WHO website and through your national and local public health authority. Most people who become infected experience mild or moderate symptoms and recover, but the disease can be more severe for others. Take care of your health and protect others.

How to wear masks against COVID-19

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Myth busters on COVID-19

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Food safety in the context of COVID19

Parenting in the context of COVID-19

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Publications on COVID-19

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WHO guidance for mass gathering events attended by individuals from areas with documented Bundibugyo virus detection, May 2026

This WHO guidance provides updated recommendations for the planning and management of mass gathering events attended by individuals from areas with documented...

Indicators for human exposures to zoonotic pathogens

This report presents a WHO–PREZODE collaboration to develop and validate standardized indicators that assess the risk of zoonotic disease emergence...

Heat, air pollution and solar ultraviolet radiation: mass gathering-specific considerations and research gaps

The annually averaged global mean near-surface temperature in 2024 was 1.55 °C ± 0.13 °C above the 1850–1900 average. This made it...

Framework and toolkit for infection prevention and control outbreak preparedness, readiness and response

As observed in recent large-scale outbreaks, health facilities (HFs) with limited or no infection prevention and control (IPC) capacities can amplify emerging...