Management of Visitors to Healthcare Facilities in the Context of COVID-19: Non-US Healthcare Settings | NLM

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Management of Visitors to Healthcare Facilities in the Context of COVID-19: Non-US Healthcare Settings

04/06/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 4/6/2020. This web page provides guidance to healthcare facilities on the management of visitors to reduce the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, also known as COVID-19 virus, to visitors of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. It also considers preventing introduction of SARS-CoV2 into healthcare facilities by visitors during periods of community transmission; the risk of introduction into facilities increases as community transmission becomes more widespread. (Text)