The advice is presented in a Q&A format, addressing the following questions:
Are pregnant women at higher risk from COVID-19?
I’m pregnant. How can I protect myself against COVID-19?
Should pregnant women be tested for COVID-19?
Can COVID-19 be passed from a woman to her unborn or newborn ba...by?
What care should be available during pregnancy and childbirth?
Do pregnant women with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 need to give birth by caesarean section?
Can women with COVID-19 breastfeed?
Can I touch and hold my newborn baby if I have COVID-19?
I have COVID-19 and am too unwell to breastfeed my baby directly. What can I do?
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This interactive dashboard/map provides the latest global numbers and numbers by country of COVID-19 cases on a daily basis.
En este curso se suministra información sobre lo que deben hacer los establecimientos de salud con el fin de estar preparados para responder a un caso de infección por un nuevo virus respiratorio como el nuevo coronavirus, reconocer un caso cuando ocurre y aplicar adecuadamente las medidas de PCI ...a fin de que la infección no se transmita al personal de salud, otros pacientes ni otras personas en el establecimiento de salud.
Este curso de capacitación se dirige a los trabajadores de salud y los profesionales de salud pública, puesto que se centra en la prevención y el control de infecciones.
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Know the facts about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and help stop the spread of rumors.
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak this risk communication package for healthcare facilities provides healthcare workers (HCWs) and healthcare facility management with the information, procedures, and tools required to safely and effectively work. The package contains a series of simplified messag...es and reminders based on WHO's more in-depth technical guidance on infection prevention and control in healthcare facilities in the context of COVID-19
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Open-resource literature hub known as LitCovid curates the most comprehensive collection of international research papers so far on the new coronavirus disease COVID-19 . LitCovid is updated daily with newly published articles. The aim is to provide timely insight from the scientific literature int...o the biology of the virus and the diagnosis and management of those who have been infected.
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This checklist has been developed to support hospital preparedness for the management of COVID-19 patients.
Elements to be assessed have been divided into the following areas:
Establishment of a core team and key internal and external contact points
Human, material and facility capacit...y
Communication and data protection
Hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE), and waste management
Triage, first contact and prioritisation
Patient placement, moving of the patients in the facility, and visitor access
Environmental cleaning
For each area mentioned above, the elements or processes were identified and the items to be checked are listed below.
A procedure for the self-auditing of compliance with this checklist should be considered.
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Johns Hopkins experts in global public health, infectious disease, and emergency preparedness have been at the forefront of the international response to COVID-19.
This website is a resource to help advance the understanding of the virus, inform the public, and brief policymakers in order to guide ...a response, improve care, and save lives.
Daily interactive map
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18 March 2020
WHO and public health authorities around the world are acting to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. However, this time of crisis is generating stress throughout the population. The considerations presented in this document have been developed by the WHO Department of Mental Health and S...ubstance Use as a series of messages that can be used in communications to support mental and psychosocial well-being in different target groups during the outbreak.
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The guidance provides critical considerations and practical checklists to keep schools safe. It also advises national and local authorities on how to adapt and implement emergency plans for educational facilities.
In the event of school closures, the guidance includes recommendations to mitigate... against the possible negative impacts on children’s learning and wellbeing. This means having solid plans in place to ensure the continuity of learning, including remote learning options such as online education strategies and radio broadcasts of academic content, and access to essential services for all children. These plans should also include necessary steps for the eventual safe reopening of schools.
Where schools remain open, and to make sure that children and their families remain protected and informed.
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COVID-19: Tools for Social and Behavior Change
Page en français Social and behavior change (SBC) professionals are well positioned to address COVID-19 interventions. We offer two Trending Topics – This one, with Tools for SBC Professionals and another with Materials and Resources for the Publi...c. Both will be updated often We welcome contributions to this collection by uploading your materials here or
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18 March 2020
WHO and public health authorities around the world are acting to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. However, this time of crisis is generating stress throughout the population. The considerations presented in this document have been developed by the WHO Department of Mental Health and S...ubstance Use as a series of messages that can be used in communications to support mental and psychosocial well-being in different target groups during the outbreak.
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Free access to COVID-19 publications by some publishers namely Elsevier, JAMA, NEJM , CDC, Lancet, Cell, BMJ, Oxford, Nature, Wiley, Cambridge, medRvix
Community Health Impact Coalition members & colleagues from across the world are sharing COVID-19 explainers, internal policies, clinical protocols, & more live
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