All Summaries of Evidence: March 2020 European Emergency Public Health Response to COVID-19

European Emergency Public Health Response to COVID-19

SUMMARY

Most individual European countries have not published a country specific COVID-19 action plan; instead, they are following WHO advice and activating their general pandemic plan: eg Germany. Britain is one of the few countries with a published action plan. There are some excellent resources available via the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

SUMMARY. Several useful resources in section “Public Health Area | Prevention and Control” including:

Novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)-Discharge criteria for confirmed COVID-19 cases¹

• This report answers the following working questions:
  • What is the duration of SARS-CoV-2 virus shedding in bodily fluids of symptomatic patients after remission of symptoms?
  • What is the duration of SARS-CoV-2 virus shedding in bodily fluids of asymptomatic patients?
  • Which tests are available to document the lack of infectivity in a previously diagnosed infection?
  • What is the longest documented transmission from an asymptomatic person?
• ECDC provides a desk review of existing guidance documents and protocols from national and international organisations and a convenient search of peer-reviewed publications.

Resource estimation for contact tracing, quarantine and monitoring activities for COVID-19 cases in the EU/EEA²

Guidance for wearing and removing personal protective equipment in healthcare settings for the care of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 The general objectives of the document are to present the minimal set of personal protective equipment (PPE) required for managing suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases. Resource estimation for contact tracing, quarantine and monitoring activities for COVID-19 cases in the EU/EEA³

References

1. https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/novel-coronavirus-sars-cov-2-discharge-criteria-confirmed-covid-19-cases
2. https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/resource-estimation-contact-tracing-quarantine-and-monitoring-activities-covid-19