Operational considerations for case management of COVID-19 in health facility and community: Interim guidance – 19 March 2020

Pages
8pp
Date published
19 Mar 2020
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Comms, media & information, Epidemics & pandemics, Health
Organisations
World Health Organization (WHO)

This document is intended for health ministers, health system administrators, and other decision-makers. It is meant to guide the care of COVID-19 patients as the response capacity of health systems is challenged; to ensure that COVID-19 patients can access life-saving treatment, without compromising public health objectives and safety of health workers. It promotes two key messages:

1. Key public health interventions regardless of transmission scenario; and

2. Key action steps to be taken by transmission scenario to enable timely surge of clinical operations.