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Family-friendly policies and other good workplace practices in the context of COVID-19: Key steps employers can take
(2020-03-27)This document builds on material developed by UNICEF EAPRO, UNICEF ESARO and the ILO. It is an interim guidance note, developed in a fast-evolving situation. It provides general recommendations that aim to help employers ... -
From the handling of an outbreak by an unknown pathogen in Wuhan to the preparedness and response in the face of the emergence of Covid-19 in Mexico
(2020-02-05)On December 31, 2019, the Chinese health authorities informed the international community, through the mechanisms established by the World Health Organization (WHO), of a pneumonia epidemic of unknown etiology in Wuhan, ... -
Guidance for building a dedicated health facility to contain the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak
(2020-04-28)Preparedness for the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its spread in India calls for setting up of adequately equipped and dedicated health facilities to manage sick patients while protecting healthcare workers ... -
Handbook for public health capacity-building at ground crossings and cross-border collaboration
(2020-03-28)Rationale: The International Health Regulations 2005 (IHR) stipulate that States Parties should designate airport(s) and port(s) that will meet the core capacities, as laid out in Annex 1 of the IHR. However, the regulations ... -
Health-related lifestyle advice delivered by peer or lay advisors
(2020-05-19)What is this? The COVID-19 pandemic is placing a strain on health systems and healthcare workers. Existing research on the provision of health-related lifestyle advice from peers and lay advisors might provide useful ... -
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Systems in Public Spaces
(2020-09-29)Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are a common and important part of building operations for both health care and non-health care settings, including schools and workplaces. More robust, published, ... -
How and when to end the COVID-19 lockdown: an optimisation approach
(2020-05-02)Countries around the world are in a state of lockdown to help limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2. However, as the number of new daily confirmed cases begins to decrease, governments must decide how to release their populations ... -
How can pandemic spreads be contained in care homes?
(2020-04-14)Care home settings serve a primarily elderly population with a diverse range of medical requirements. Care homes are unique in being both health-related institutions and people’s home. In available data the risk of dying ... -
The Immunization Program in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic, 26 March 2020
(2020-03-26)This document provides guidance regarding the operation of immunization programs in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It contains recommendations on vaccination and epidemiological surveillance for vaccine- preventable ... -
Impact of Lockdown on the Epidemic Dynamics of COVID-19 in France
(2020-06-05)The COVID-19 epidemic started in the Hubei province in China in December 2019 and then spread around the world reaching the pandemic stage at the beginning of March 2020. Since then, several countries went into lockdown. ... -
Impact of small-area lockdowns for the control of the COVID-19 pandemic
(2020-05-09)Background Countries confronting the COVID-19 pandemic are implementing different social distancing strategies. We evaluated the impact of small-area lockdowns in Chile, aimed to reduce viral transmission while minimizing ... -
The importance of timing of a population level intervention on COVID-19 mortality
(2020-04-22)COVID-19 poses an immense and immediate threat to global public health. Population level interventions (PLIs) impact this threat, with estimable large effects on reducing mortality. Many countries worldwide have currently ... -
Initial impacts of global risk mitigation measures taken during the combatting of the COVID-19 pandemic
(2020-04-15)This paper presents an analysis of risk mitigation measures taken by countries around the world facing the current COVID-19 outbreak. In light of the current pandemic the authors collated and clustered (using harmonised ... -
Innovative screening tests for COVID-19 in South Korea
(2020-04-13)Recently, the number of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases has increased remarkably in South Korea, so the triage clinics and emergency departments (ED) are expected to be overcrowded with patients with presumed ... -
Inpatient Care of Patients with COVID-19: A Guide for Hospitalists
(2020-04-25)Since its emergence in December 2019, the virus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has quickly caused a pandemic. This virus causes a disease now known as coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. As an ...