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ECDC Technical Report, Fourth Update 3 July 2020
The concentration of sodium hypochlorite available in the country must be used to prepare the disinfecting solution according to the intended use, following the indications presented in this document.
10 July 2020
Guidance for authorities and event organizers planning mass gatherings during the current COVID-19 pandemic
The content of this Risk Assessment tool has been updated to reflect new WHO guidance and new evidence on both COVID-19 and mass gatherings, as well as feedback from end-users.
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This guidance document has been produced by WHO to assist blood services in the development of national plans to respond to any emerging infectious threats to the sufficiency or safety of the blood supply, whether from an existing infectious agent that is changing in incidence and spread, or from a ...
Establishing COVID-19 triage stations at healthcare facilities. Key instructions and tips
recommended
Available in Englisch, French and Portuguese
-1-توصیاتللدول الأعضاء بشأن تحسین ممارسات نظافة الأیدي للمساعدة علىمنع انتقال فیروس كوفید-19
La higiene de manos es la más eficaz de todas las medidas para reducir la propagación de infecciones mediante estrategias multimodales que incluyen el acceso a los suministros correspondientes. Por tanto, las presentes orientaciones son pertinentes para todos los p...
L’ hygiène des mains est la mesure la plus efficace pour réduire la propagation des infections dans le cadre de stratégies multimodales, y compris l’accès à des fournitures appropriées. Les présentes orientations concernent donc tous les pays ...
COVID-19: Travel, Points of Entry and Border Health
Esta orientação fornece os detalhes sobre os princípios e os procedimentos básicos de descontaminação que deve se respeitar para descontaminar o ambiente físico no contexto da pandemia da doença de coronavírus 2019 (COVID-19). O risco de contaminação da superfície e transmiss...
]. تختلف مخاطر التلوث COVID-19المادية في سياق جائحة مرض فيروس كـــورونـا المستجد [السطحي وانتقال العدوى باختلاف نوع الإعداد وحجم السكان الذين يترددون على كل مكان (مثل: م...
Ces orientations vous proposent les principes et procédures de base en matière de décontamination de l'environnement physique dans le contexte de la pandémie du coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). La contamination des surfaces et les risques de transmission des maladies diffèrent ...
Estos lineamientos están dirigidos principalmente a las autoridades y/o personal administrativo encargado de la gestión, planificación y adopción de decisiones para una adecuada inhumación de las personas fallecidas. Por ello, otro aspecto importante en el documento es la seguridad y protecció...
Das Übertragungsrisiko virusbedingter Erkrankungen der Atemwege ist in Gemeinschaftsunterkünften(darunter sind im Folgenden alle Sammelunterbringungen für Geflüchtete und Asylsuchende gemäss IfSG gemeint, inkl. Erstaufnahmeeinrichtungen/ANKER Einrichtungen sowie alle Anschlussunterbringungen) b...
Le présent document est une mise à jour du document d’information scientifique publié le 29 mars 2020 intitulé Modes of transmission of virus causing COVID-19: implications for infection prevention and control (IPC) precaution recommendations et comprend les nouvelles don...
It is targeted towards humanitarian settings and aims to complement other guidance on the management of the dead with a stronger focus on the practical realities faced when dealing with the dead in humanitarian settings. The guidance offers practical recommendations for the management of the bodies ...
This Checklist is to minimize healthcare provider exposure when operating on COVID+ or suspected patient.
