WHO is launching a Global Clinical Data Platform to allow Member States to contribute anonymized clinical data in order to inform the public health clinical response to new #coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
WHO Situation Report 28 January 2020 bit.ly/37Bxf4r
WHO Situation Report 28 January 2020 bit.ly/37Bxf4r
Patients with new #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection are presenting with a wide range of symptoms. Most seem to have mild disease. About 20% appear to progress to severe disease. Some have died.
WHO Situation Report 28 January 2020 bit.ly/37Bxf4r
WHO Situation Report 28 January 2020 bit.ly/37Bxf4r
Clinical care of suspected patients with the new #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) should focus on:
• early recognition
• immediate isolation (separation)
• appropriate infection prevention and control measures
• optimized supportive care
• early recognition
• immediate isolation (separation)
• appropriate infection prevention and control measures
• optimized supportive care
WHO has published interim clinical care guidance for hospitalized new #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) patients and for mildly ill patients at home, and developed a standardized clinical case record form that will be available on the web bit.ly/37C3jVA
As there is currently no known effective antiviral therapy for the new #coronavirus (2019-nCoV), the WHO R&D blueprint is conducting a systematic review to evaluate potential therapeutics and develop master clinical protocols that are necessary to accelerate this globally
WHO has also updated the Disease Commodity Package that includes an essential list of biomedical equipment, medicines and supplies necessary to care for patients with new #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) bit.ly/37C3jVA
