Considerations for integrating infection prevention and control into national pandemic preparedness and response planning for coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working closely with international partners to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. CDC provides technical assistance to help countries increase their ability to prevent, detect, and respond to health threats, including COVID-19.
  
  This document is provided by CDC for use in non-US healthcare settings.
  
  This document provides operational considerations and resources for ministries of health and other public health authorities to use to improve the adoption and implementation of key infection prevention and control (IPC) activities in healthcare settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. The document focuses on national level activities, but also includes activities that can be implemented at the healthcare facility (HCF) level, with the goal of reducing the introduction and spread of COVID-19 to patients, visitors, and healthcare workers (HCWs) and ensuring that essential healthcare services are maintained.
  
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  COVID-19-pandemic-plan-IPC-considerations-050820.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Communicable Disease Control Coronavirus Infections/prevention & Control COVID-19 Disaster Planning Pandemics
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f8e6f0fe070db0b3c85fd7fe0cccbd080a68e378a6b360cb0748b83b5d3bce2b
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/90292/cdc_90292_DS1.pdf
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