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Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Vaccine Readiness, and Other Health Products for COVID-19: A Module from the Suite of Health Service Capacity Assessments in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Introduction: "This tool was developed to ensure the provision of health products for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] patients in designated COVID-19 facilities. It allows health facilities to assess the availability and status of stockout of critical COVID-19 medicines, equipment and supplies on site and to identify areas that need further attention to enable the facility to respond effectively to the pandemic. The proposed approach for measuring the availability of the above-mentioned health products is based on the presence of selected medicines, equipment or supplies on the day that the assessment is conducted and does not take into account expected stockouts. The products identified using this tool should always be available in the facilities. The tool has been designed to be user-friendly, taking into consideration the limited human resources available at this time to conduct and complete the assessment. It can be used as a general reference for assessing COVID-19 case management and capacities in conjunction with other more detailed harmonized assessment modules produced by WHO [World Health Organization]. The proposed list of medicines should be adapted to national and local contexts by taking into account the country's essential medicines list."
World Health Organization
2020-11-20
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Continuity of Essential Health Services: Facility Assessment Tool
From the Introduction: "The 'Continuity of essential health services: Facility Assessment Tool' can be used by countries to rapidly assess the capacity of health facilities to maintain the provision of essential health services during the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. It can help to alert the authorities and other stakeholders about where service delivery and utilization may require modification and/or investment. The tool collects information on health workforce capacities, financial management of the facility, changes in health service delivery and utilization, infection prevention and control (IPC) capacities and COVID-19 primary care services. It also includes optional sections on therapeutics, diagnostics, vaccine readiness and infrastructure. The tool can be used in multiple types of health facilities. It can be used once to provide a rapid snapshot of current service capacity, or on a regular basis for tracking and monitoring the continuity of essential health services during the different phases of the pandemic. This assessment tool is informed by relevant WHO [World Health Organization] tools and guidance on the continuity of essential health services and readiness planning for COVID-19."
World Health Organization
2020-11-20
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COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update [1 November 2020]
From the Document: "As of 1 November, nearly 46 million cases and 1.2 million deaths have been reported globally. The further acceleration in the incidence of new cases was most notable in European Region, which reported half of global new cases (over 1.7 million cases - a 22% increase from the previous week. Moreover, the region also reported a substantial rise in the number of new deaths (a 46% increase compared with the previous week), with Europe and the Americas now each reporting over 17 000 new deaths in the last 7 days.) The Americas and the Eastern-Mediterranean Regions have also seen relatively smaller rises in the number of reported cases. The South-East Asia Region has continued to report a decline in new cases and deaths, while case incidence continues to fluctuate around similar rates compared to recent weeks in the African and Western Pacific Regions."
World Health Organization
2020-11-01
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Ensuring a Safe Environment for Patients and Staff in COVID-19 Health-Care Facilities
From the Introduction: "On 30 January 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), declared the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] outbreak to be a global public health emergency of international concern under the International Health Regulations. Following the spread of COVID-19 cases in many countries across continents, COVID-19 was characterized as a pandemic on 11 March 2020 by the Director-General, upon the advice of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee. The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to shine a light on the fragility of health services and public health systems globally. It has revealed that even robust health systems can be rapidly overwhelmed and compromised by an outbreak. Against this rapidly evolving situation, many countries are facing challenges in the availability of accurate and up-to-date data on capacities to respond to COVID-19 while maintaining the provision of essential health services. Few countries have reliable and timely data on existing and surge health workforce and service capacities. In response to this situation WHO has developed the 'Ensuring a safe environment for patients and staff in COVID-19 health-care facilities' monitoring tool. This tool has been designed to assess the structural capacities of hospitals to allow safe COVID-19 case management, maintain the delivery of essential services and enable surge capacity planning."
World Health Organization
2020-10-20
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Infection Prevention and Control Health- Care Facility Response for COVID-19
From the Introduction: "This self-assessment tool is designed for acute health-care facilities (i.e. tertiary and secondary) but can be modified for the use in long-term care facilities, to help identify, prioritize and address the gaps in infection prevention and control (IPC) capacity in managing their response to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. The tool should be used by IPC professionals and/or those responsible for disaster planning or outbreak management in the facility (such as the response to the COVID-19 outbreak) at the start of the improvement process. A sample workplan template is provided to address gaps identified and record required actions. Repeat assessments are recommended (i.e. once a month), in order to correct actions and maintain an adequate response to the COVID-19 outbreak. In order to best evaluate the facility's improving opportunities, it is suggested to answer the questions carefully and critically. This tool focuses on the readiness, response and maintenance of the COVID-19 outbreak for IPC. It takes into account the most essential elements to prevent and control COVID-19 in acute health facilities as well as long-term care facilities."
World Health Organization
2020-10-20
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COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update [18 October 2020]
From the Document: "The incidence of new COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] cases has continued to accelerate, while the incidence of new deaths has remained relatively stable. [...] As of 18 October, over 40 million cases and 1.1 million deaths have been reported globally, with over 2.4 million new cases and 36 000 new deaths reported over the past week."
World Health Organization
2020-10-18
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Emergency Global Supply Chain System (COVID-19) Catalogue as of 13.10.2020
From the Website description: "The following catalogue lists all medical devices, including personal protective equipment, medical equipment, medical consumables, single use devices, laboratory and test-related devices that may be requested through the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Supply Portal."
World Health Organization
2020-10-13
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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Weekly Epidemiological Update [11 October 2020]
From the Document: "Since the last Weekly Epidemiological Update issued on 5 October, over 2.2 million new cases and 39,000 deaths of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] have been reported across all six WHO [World Health Organization] regions. This is the highest number of reported cases so far in a single week. From 30 December through 11 October, over 37 million COVID-19 cases and 1 million deaths have been reported globally. Nearly half of these cases (48%) and deaths (55%) continue to be reported in the Region of the Americas with the United States of America, Brazil and Argentina accounting for the greatest numbers of new cases and deaths in the region."
World Health Organization
2020-10-11
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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Weekly Epidemiological Update [4 October 2020]
From the Document: "The number of new cases per week has remained stable at 2 million for the past three weeks, [...] with the cumulative total of over 34.8 million cases. Over 1 million deaths have now been reported globally, of which the majority were reported in the Region of the Americas (55%), followed by Europe (23%). In the past week, the regions of the Americas, South-East Asia, and Europe account for 91% of new cases. Five countries (namely India, the United States of America, Brazil, Argentina and France) reported 60% of new global cases this past week, while Israel registered the highest incidence (3717 new cases per 1 million population). Globally, the highest percentage of cases have been reported in the 25-39 age group, with approximately 50% of cases in the 25-64 age group. However, the percentage of deaths increases with age, and approximately 75% of deaths are in those aged 65 years and above."
World Health Organization
2020-10-04
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Weekly Operational Update on COVID-19 [2 October 2020]
From the Key Figures: "[1] WHO [World Health Organization]-led UN Crisis-Management Team coordinating 23 UN entities across nine areas of work; [2] 17 002 085 respirators shipped to 173 countries across all six WHO regions; [3] 174 763 043 medical masks shipped to 173 countries across all six WHO regions; [4] 7 699 579 face shields shipped to 173 countries across all six WHO regions; [5] 6 600 379 gowns shipped to 173 countries across all six WHO regions; [6] 13 743 900 gloves shipped to 173 countries across all six WHO regions; [7] 1 122 258 goggles shipped to 173 countries across all six WHO regions; [8] More than 4.4 million people registered on OpenWHO and able to access 131 COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] online training courses across 17 topics in 41 languages."
World Health Organization
2020-10-02
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Operational Considerations for Influenza Surveillance in the WHO European Region During COVID-19: Interim Guidance
From the Purpose of the Document: "This document outlines operational considerations for how to support the continuity of national influenza surveillance systems and public health laboratories for the epidemiological and virological surveillance for influenza in the 2020-2021 season during the ongoing COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. In addition, it describes how these systems might be used to contribute to COVID-19 surveillance. The intended audience for this document is those with national responsibility for influenza and/or COVID-19 surveillance."
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; World Health Organization
2020-10
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Emergency Global Supply Chain System (COVID-19), Catalogue as of 23.09.2020
From the Document: "The items in this catalogue represent an initial prioritized selection of items and are subject to constant review. Nothing in this catalogue should be construed as offer or guarantee for allocation of supplies. Item costs are estimates only."
World Health Organization
2020-09-23
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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Weekly Epidemiological Update [20 September 2020]
From the Document: "To date, over 30.6 million COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] cases and 950,000 deaths have been reported to WHO [World Health Organization]. From 14 through 20 September, there were almost 2 million new cases of COVID-19, which represents a 6% increase compared to the previous week, and the highest number of reported cases in a single week since the beginning of the epidemic. During the same period, there was a 10% decrease in the number of deaths, with 36,764 deaths reported in the past seven days."
World Health Organization
2020-09-20
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Emergency Global Supply Chain System (COVID-19), Catalogue as of 18.09.2020
From the Document: "The items in this catalogue represent an initial prioritized selection of items and are subject to constant review. Nothing in this catalogue should be construed as offer or guarantee for allocation of supplies. Item costs are estimates only."
World Health Organization
2020-09-18
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Considerations for School-Related Public Health Measures in the Context of COVID-19 [14 September 2020]
From the Introduction: "Countries around the world are taking broad public health and social measures (PHSM), including closure of schools, to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] virus, which causes COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. This Annex examines considerations for school operations, including openings, closures and re-openings and the measures needed to minimize the risk to students and staff of COVID-19. This Annex applies to educational settings for children under the age of 18 years and outlines general principles and key recommendations that can be tailored not only to schools but to specific school-related contexts, such as extracurricular activities."
UNICEF; UNESCO; World Health Organization
2020-09-14
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WHO SAGE Values Framework for the Allocation and Prioritization of COVID-19 Vaccination
From the Executive Summary: "This Values Framework offers guidance globally on the allocation of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] vaccines between countries, and to offer guidance nationally on the prioritization of groups for vaccination within countries while supply is limited. The Framework is intended to be helpful to policy makers and expert advisors at the global, regional and national level as they make allocation and prioritization decisions about COVID-19 vaccines. This document has been endorsed by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE). The Framework articulates the overall goal of COVID-19 vaccine deployment, provides six core principles that should guide distribution and twelve objectives that further specify the six principles. To provide recommendations for allocating vaccines between countries and prioritizing groups for vaccination within each country, the Values Framework needs to be complemented with information about specific characteristics of available vaccine or vaccines, the benefit-risk assessment for different population groups, the amount and pace of vaccine supply, and the current state of the epidemiology, clinical management, and economic and social impact of the pandemic. Hence, the final vaccination strategy will be defined by the characteristics of vaccine products as they become available."
World Health Organization
2020-09-14
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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Weekly Epidemiological Update [13 September 2020]
From the Document: "In the week from 7 through 13 September, there were over 1.8 million new cases of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], comparable to the previous seven days; while deaths increased slightly as compared to the previous week, with over 40,600 deaths reported."
World Health Organization
2020-09-13
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Diagnostic Testing for SARS-CoV-2
From the Document: "This document provides interim guidance to laboratories and other stakeholders involved in diagnostics for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It covers the main considerations for specimen collection, nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT), antigen (Ag), antibody (Ab) detection and quality assurance."
World Health Organization
2020-09-11
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Antigen-Detection in the Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Using Rapid Immunoassays
From the Background: "Since the beginning of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, laboratories have been using nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs), such as real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) assays, to detect SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2], the virus that causes the disease. In many countries, access to this form of testing has been challenging. The search is on to develop reliable but less expensive and faster diagnostic tests that detect antigens specific for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Antigen-detection diagnostic tests are designed to directly detect SARS-CoV-2 proteins produced by replicating virus in respiratory secretions and have been developed as both laboratory-based tests, and for near-patient use, so-called rapid diagnostic tests, or RDTs. The diagnostic development landscape is dynamic, with nearly a hundred companies developing or manufacturing rapid tests for SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection. This document offers advice on the potential role of antigen-detecting RDTs (Ag-RDT) in the diagnosis of COVID-19 and the need for careful test selection."
World Health Organization
2020-09-11
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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Weekly Epidemiological Update [6 September 2020]
From the Document: "Cumulatively, nearly 27 million COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] cases and 900,000 deaths have been reported to WHO [World Health Organization] to date. Over 1.8 million new cases and 37,000 new deaths were reported for the week ending 6 September, a 5% increase in the number of cases and a 2% decrease in the number of deaths compared to the previous week (24 to 30 August)."
World Health Organization
2020-09-06
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Infection Prevention and Control for the Safe Management of a Dead Body in the Context of COVID-19 [September 4, 2020]
From the Background: "This interim guidance is designed for individuals who tend to the bodies of persons who have died of suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Potential users include managers of health-care facilities and mortuaries, as well as religious leaders and public health authorities. Moreover, this document provides guidance for the management of the dead in the context of COVID-19 in low, middle- and high-income settings. [...] This document updates guidance issued on 24 March[.]"
World Health Organization
2020-09-04
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Corticosteroids for COVID-19
From the Background: "As of 1 September 2020, 25,327,098 people worldwide have been diagnosed with COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], according to the international World Health Organization (WHO) dashboard. The pandemic has claimed 848,255 lives, and a resurgence in the number of new cases and continued growth is some countries has threatened high- and low-resource countries alike. Although recent evidence suggested that remdesivir may be effective in reducing the time to clinical improvement in patients with severe COVID-19, the magnitude of reduction in time to clinical improvement and the impact of this antiviral agent on mortality and other important outcomes remains uncertain. Where the host immune response may drive the pathophysiology of disease, there has been substantial uncertainty regarding the role of corticosteroids in improving clinical outcomes and reducing mortality in patients with COVID-19. This clinical practice guideline was triggered by the dissemination of the preliminary report of the RECOVERY trial on 22 June 2020, which suggested that dexamethasone 6 mg given once daily for up to 10 days versus usual care reduced 28-day mortality (482/2104 [22.9%] of patients allocated dexamethasone versus 1110/4321 [25.7%] of patients allocated to usual care; age-adjusted rate ratio [RR] 0.83; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.75-0.93; P < 0.001)."
World Health Organization
2020-09-02
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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Weekly Epidemiological Update [30 August 2020]
From the Document: "Over 1.8 million new COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] cases and 38 000 new deaths were reported to WHO in the week ending 30 August, a 1% increase in the number of cases and 3% decrease in the number of deaths compared to the previous week (17 to 23 August). […] A cumulative total of nearly 25 million cases and 800 000 deaths have been reported since the start of the outbreak."
World Health Organization
2020-08-30
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Pulse Survey on Continuity of Essential Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Executive Summary: "WHO [World Health Organization] conducted a key informant survey among ministry of health officials in five WHO regions between May and July 2020 to assess the impact of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic on up to 25 essential health services in countries. Questionnaires were sent to 159 countries and 105 responses were received (66% response rate). 80%of the 105 responding countries had established packages of essential health services prior to the pandemic and 66% of these countries had already identified a core set of services to be maintained during the COVID-19 pandemic."
World Health Organization
2020-08-27
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COVID-19 Management in Hotels and Other Entities of the Accommodation Sector
From the Background: "This document is an update of the interim guidance published on 31 March 2020, which was developed by a review of WHO [World Health Organization] and UNWTO [United Nations World Tourism Organization] guidance documents and internal consultation at WHO, UNWTO and UNICEF [United Nations Children's Fund], based on new knowledge available about COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], including prevention of transmission and the management of suspected or confirmed cases. It is designed to cover hotels and other accommodation facilities of all sizes, including campsites, operating in the time of the current pandemic. Private tourism accommodation providers are invited to follow the operating guidelines. In addition, this document should be helpful for any authority involved in public health--including the International Health Regulations National Focal Point, local health authorities, local, provincial, and national health surveillance and response systems--to respond to a public health event in hotels and other establishments providing accommodation. The present guidance should be used in conjunction with the continuously updated information on the WHO COVID-19 website and should consider the SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] transmission scenario."
World Health Organization
2020-08-25
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COVID-19 Essential Supplies Forecasting Tool: Overview of the Structure, Methodology, and Assumptions Used
From the Summary: "This document provides technical details and methodological explanations on the structure of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Essential Supplies Forecasting Tool (ESFT). It is intended to provide information that will allow users to a) trace and understand the calculations, assumptions, and limitations of ESFT; and b) modify these assumptions for different contexts or use cases."
World Health Organization
2020-08-25
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Promoting Public Health Measures in Response to COVID-19 on Cargo Ships and Fishing Vessels
From the Introduction: "Seafarers on cargo ships (vessels that transport goods and carry no passengers) and fishing vessels face particular challenges to carrying out their functions and maintaining their health in the time of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. This document provides guidance for shipowners, seafarers, unions and associations and competent authorities for health and transport on protecting seafarers working on cargo ships and fishing vessels from transmission of SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] (the virus that causes COVID-19) and management of COVID-19 cases that may occur in this population. [...] The guidance in this document is intended to provide the basis for addressing the following issues: [1] Medical doctors are generally not on the crew of these vessels, nor is there the same level of medical supplies and equipment that would be available on a passenger ship. [2] Specific plans for COVID-19 prevention and care may not be in place, and generic guidance for respiratory diseases may be insufficient for managing COVID-19. [3] Seafarers may not have access to personal protective measures or personal protective equipment or training in using it. [4] Seafarers are responsible for cleaning and disinfecting on-board facilities; but protocols and guidance for environmental measures, including cleaning and disinfection measures for specific pathogens, may not be available for COVID-19. [5] Public health policies, including requirements for preventing transmission, vary on ships and ports of call around the world, and this variation may create confusion."
World Health Organization
2020-08-25
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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Weekly Epidemiological Update [23 August 2020]
From the Document:"Over 1.7 million new COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] cases and 39 000 new deaths were reported to WHO [World Health Organization] for the week ending 23 August, a 5% decrease in the number of cases and 12% decrease in the number of deaths compared to the previous week (10 to 16 August). A cumulative total of over 23 million cases and 800 000 deaths have been reported so far."
World Health Organization
2020-08-23
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Exploration of COVID-19 Health-Care Worker Cases: Implications for Action
From the Background: "Health-care workers (HCWs) are at high risk of exposure to the virus causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from infected patients. If they become ill or have to isolate or quarantine, this can lead to a shortage of HCWs and affect the health-care system's ability to respond to the pandemic and deliver other essential health services. Infected HCWs also could become vectors of transmission within facilities. HCWs are likely exposed to COVID-19 both in health-care facilities and in their communities. For example, in the Republic of Korea, among 241 HCW cases, some were treating nonCOVID patients, had a source within the hospital not related to patient care or had a source in their communities. Similar reports from Singapore and Malaysia indicate that care of COVID-19 patients may not be the primary avenue of infection for HCWs."
World Health Organization
2020-08-21
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Advice on the Use of Masks for Children in the Community in the Context of COVID-19: Annex to the Advice on the Use of Masks in the Context of COVID-19
From the Purpose of the Document: "This document provides guidance to decision makers, public and child health professionals to inform policy on the use of masks for children in the context of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. It does not address the use of masks for adults working with children or parents/guardians or the use of masks for children in health-care settings. This interim guidance will be revised and updated as new evidence emerges."
World Health Organization; UNICEF
2020-08-21
