Infection prevention and control in the context of coronavirus … – World Health Organization

Overview

TheInfection prevention and control in the context of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a living guidelineconsolidates technical guidance developed and published during the COVID-19 pandemic into evidence-informedrecommendations for infection prevention and control (IPC). Thisliving guidelineis available both online and PDF.

This version of the living guideline (version 5.0)includes the following seven revised statements for the prevention, identification and management of SARS-CoV-2infections among health and care workers:

Understanding the updated section

Prevention of infections in the health care setting includes a multi-pronged and multi-factorial approach that includes IPC and occupational health and safety measures and adherence to Public Health and Social Measures in the community by the health workforce. The underlying infection prevention and control strategy of this section is the notion that early identification of symptomatic cases, testing and quarantining/isolating health and care workers decreases the risk of nosocomial infection to patients and to other health and care workers.

Version 5.0 of the living guideline supersedes the previous guidance on thePrevention, identification and management of health worker infection in the context of COVID-19issued in October 2020.

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