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CDC’s role in helping cruise ship travelers during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2020-04)CDC is working with partners as part of the Unified Command, including Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, port authorities, local and state health departments, and Department of State, to respond to COVID-19 aboard ... -
Clinical and epidemiologic profile of the initial COVID-19 patients at a tertiary care centre in India
(2020-04-10)COVID-19 has now become a pandemic. It has spread from Wuhan, China, in December 2019 to a large number of countries within three months. The objective of this work is to report the initial experience with epidemiologic ... -
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) awareness: guidance for travellers coming to Guyana
(2020)Includes the following recommendations: travellers arriving or returning from a COVID-19 affected country and travellers going to a COVID-19 affected areas. -
Handbook for the management of public health events in air transport: updated with information on Ebola virus disease and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
A wide variety of health events ranging in severity may occur related to air transport, requiring different responses or, perhaps, no response at all. The target audience for this guidance document includes the national ... -
HIV-related needs in internally displaced persons and other conflict-affected populations
(2007)Introduction: Conflict-induced displacement makes affected populations more vulnerable to HIV transmission. However, this vulnerability does not always necessarily translate into more HIV infections. The extent to which ... -
Interim guidance for the poliomyelitis (polio) surveillance network in the context of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), 4 June 2020
(2020-06-04)This document aims to provide global guidance on poliomyelitis (polio) surveillance in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It comes as a technical complement to Polio eradication programme continuity, Immunization in the ... -
Management of ill travellers at Points of Entry (international airports, seaports, and ground crossings) in the context of COVID-19, Interim guidance 19 March 2020
(2020-03-19)Background: Under the International Health Regulations (IHR), the public health authorities at points of entry—international ports, airports, and ground crossings—are required to establish effective contingency plans and ... -
Operational considerations for managing COVID-19 cases and outbreaks on board ships, Interim guidance 24 February 2020
(2020-02-24)Overview: This document has been prepared based on the evidence currently available about Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission (human-to-human transmission via respiratory droplets or direct contact from an ... -
Preparedness, prevention and control of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for refugees and migrants in non-camp settings. Interim guidance, 17 April 2020
(2020-04-17)Background: Most refugeesa and migrantsb live in individual and communal accommodations in cities, towns, industrial and urban areas. They face similar health threats from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as their host ... -
Quarantine alone or in combination with other public health measures to control COVID‐19: a rapid review
(2020-09-14)Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is a rapidly emerging disease classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). To support the WHO with their recommendations on quarantine, we conducted a ... -
The Relationship between the Migrant Population’s Migration Network and the Risk of COVID-19 Transmission in China—Empirical Analysis and Prediction in Prefecture-Level Cities
(2020-04-11)The outbreak of COVID-19 in China has attracted wide attention from all over the world. The impact of COVID-19 has been significant, raising concerns regarding public health risks in China and worldwide. Migration may be ... -
Safe Ramadan practices in the context of the COVID-19. Interim guidance, 15 April 2020
(2020-04-15)Background: The holy month of Ramadan is marked by social and religious gatherings where Muslim families and friends unite to break their fast together, after sunset during iftar or before dawn during suhour. Many Muslims ...