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Helping Children Cope With Stress During the 2019-nCoV Outbreak
It is important to talk with children about the coronavirus (COVID-19). This document provides guidance on how to help children cope with stress during the virus outbreak.
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Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Schools
This guidance document provides considerations and practical checklists on how to protect children and schools from the COVID-19 (corona) virus. The new guidance offers helpful tips and checklists for parents and caregivers, as well as children and studen
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Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
This course provides information on what organizations can do to prepare and respond to a case of an emerging respiratory virus such as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). It explains how to identify cases of the disease and how to properly implement infect
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Clinical Management of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) when COVID-19 Disease is Suspected
It is intended for clinicians involved in the care of adult, pregnant, and pediatric patients with or at risk for severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) when infection with the COVID-19 virus is suspected. Considerations for pediatric patients and preg
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Coping With Stress During the 2019-nCov Outbreak
It is normal to feel sad, stressed, confused or scared during a crisis. This document contains tips to help you cope with stress during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Breastfeeding and Coronavirus
Infographics and share cards containing instructions for breastfeeding during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Interim Technical Note: Protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) during COVID-19 response
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health, social and economic crisis. With restrictions on travel ad movement, civil society and humanitarian organizations play a critical role in supporting authorities to respond. All people should remain safe fro
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Home Care for Patients with COVID-19 with Mild Symptoms and Management of their Contacts
This interim guidance was developed to meet the need for recommendations on safe home care for patients with suspected COVID-19 who present with mild symptoms and on public health measures related to the management of their contacts. It has been updated w
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Interim Guidance: Scaling-up COVID-19 outbreak readiness and response operations in humanitarian situations including camps and camp-like settings
People affected by conflict or crisis, and particularly those who live in camps or camp-like settings, are often faced with specific vulnerabilities and challenges. For example, they are often neglected, stigmatized and may face difficulties in accessing
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Infant and Young Child Feeding in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic Eastern, Central and Southern Africa
This joint note by UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, and WHO consolidates recommendations for Infant and Young Child Feeding for the COVID-19 outbreak in East, Central and Southern Africa. It is not intended to replace national plans but should be seen as a complementa
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Frequently Asked Questions: Breastfeeding and COVID-19 for health care workers
This FAQ complements the WHO interim guidance: Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) when COVID-19 disease is suspected (13 March 2020- www.who.int/publications-detail/clinical-management-of-severe-acuterespi... (ncov)-infection
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Community-Based Health Care, Including Outreach and Campaigns, in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
When health systems are overwhelmed and people fail to access the services they need, mortality from preventable and treatable diseases increase. Decision-makers will need to make difficult choices to ensure that COVID-19 and other urgent health care conc