COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan: Operational Planning Guidelines to Support Country Preparedness and Response | NLM

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COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan: Operational Planning Guidelines to Support Country Preparedness and Response

02/12/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 2/12/2020. This 20-page guidance document outlines the measures to be taken at country level to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and will be updated with further guidance if the epidemiological situation changes. It outlines the priority steps and actions to be included in COVID‑19 Country Preparedness and Response Plan (CPRP) across the major areas of the public health preparedness and response: Country-level coordination, planning, and monitoring; risk communication and community engagement; surveillance, rapid-response teams, and case investigation; points of entry; national laboratories; infection prevention and control; case management; and operations support and logistics. (PDF)