Thread by @mvankerkhove

Arguably one of the most important @WHO guidance documents for #COVID19 has been updated and published today.

We have tools NOW to suppress transmission & save lives.

who.int/publications/i…

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https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1275816255069384704

For each transmission scenario,

👉 No cases
👉 Sporadic cases
👉 Clusters of cases
👉 Community transmission

& for the following priority areas, we outline key actions & provide hyperlinks to full @WHO guidance for each.

Priority areas:
➡️ Emergency response mechanisms

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➡️ Risk Communication and community engagement
➡️ Surveillance
➡️ Contact tracing and management
➡️ Public health measures
➡️ Infection prevention and control in health care settings
➡️ Actions for the general public
➡️ Laboratory testing
➡️ Case management strategies

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➡️ Case management by case severity & risk factors
➡️ Maintaining essential health services
➡️ Whole of societal response

This is the closest document we have to a "to do" list of critical actions ...

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The last two pages of the guidance provides a list of all of our guidance by topic area (for ease of reference).

We have tools to suppress transmission and save lives.

Lets use them.