Critical preparedness, readiness and response actions for COVID-19

Date published
16 Mar 2020
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Epidemics & pandemics, Response and recovery, COVID-19
Link
https://www.who.int/publications-detail/critical-preparedness-readiness-and-resp…

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)


The Table describes the preparedness, readiness and response actions for COVID-19 for each transmission scenario. Hyperlinks to existing WHO Technical Guidance are provided.