WHO: Critical preparedness, readiness and response actions for COVID-19 (4 November 2020)

Summary

This document provides technical guidance for government authorities, health workers, and other key stakeholders to guide response to community spread. It will be updated as new information or technical guidance become available. For countries that are already preparing or responding, this document can also serve as a checklist to identify any remaining gaps.

Content

WHO has defined four transmission scenarios for COVID-19:

1. Countries with no cases (No cases);
2. Countries with 1 or more cases, imported or locally detected (Sporadic cases);
3. Countries experiencing cases clusters in time, geographic location and/or common exposure (Clusters of cases);
4. Countries experiencing larger outbreaks of local transmission (Community transmission).

This document describes the preparedness, readiness and response actions for COVID-19 for each transmission scenario.