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EAHP COVID-19 Resource Centre | ECDC
ECDC is monitoring the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Risk assessments, public health guidance and advice on response activities have been provided by the agency. Situation updates, including information on the epidemiological curve and the global distribution, are made available daily via the following LINK.
Weekly surveillance report on COVID-19
This report provides a weekly overview of the COVID-19 epidemiology in the EU/EEA and the UK using the available data compiled from multiple sources. The first such report was published in week 20, looking at trends in notification rates and deaths and at risk of severe outcome.
The following materials have been shared by ECDC on its website:
- Rapid risk assessment: Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: increased transmission in the EU/EEA and the UK – sixth update
- Considerations relating to social distancing measures in response to the COVID-19 epidemic
- Infection prevention and control for COVID-19 in healthcare settings
- Novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) – Discharge criteria for confirmed COVID-19 cases
- Scientific advice on coronavirus
- Novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Surveillance Strategy
- Novel coronavirus (COVID-19): Risk communication for promoting social distancing in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Guidance for health system contingency planning during widespread transmission of SARS-CoV-2 with high impact on healthcare services
- Questions and answers on COVID-19
- Technical Report – Using face masks in the community: Reducing COVID-19 transmission from potentially asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic people through the use of face masks
- Cloth masks and mask sterilisation as options in case of shortage of surgical masks and respirators
- An overview of the rapid test situation for COVID-19 diagnosis in the EU/EEA
- Algorithm for the management of contacts of probable or confirmed COVID-19 cases
- Contact tracing: Public health management of persons, including healthcare workers, having had contact with COVID-19 cases in the European Union – second update
- Infection prevention and control and preparedness for COVID-19 in healthcare settings – second update
- Guidance for discharge and ending isolation in the context of widespread community transmission of COVID-19 – first update
- Disinfection of environments in healthcare and non-healthcare settings potentially contaminated with SARS-CoV-2
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the EU/EEA and the UK – eighth update
- COVID-19 infection prevention and control for primary care, including general practitioner practices, dental clinics and pharmacy settings
- COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures for primary care, including general practitioner practices, dental clinics and pharmacy settings: first update
- Risk Assessment: Risk related to spread of new SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in the EU/EEA
- Detection and characterisation capability and capacity for SARS-CoV-2 variants within the EU/EEA
- ECDC dashboard on SARS-CoV-2 variants
- Interim public health considerations for vaccinating adolescents (12-18) against COVID-19
The following infographics and brochures can be downloaded from ECDC’s website for distribution:
- Poster: Effective hand-washing | Outlining how to wash
- Infographic containing basic information about the virus, symptoms, prevent and transmission
- Infographic: COVID-19 – How to minimise the spread?
- Brochure: Information leaflet template on COVID-19
- Leaflet: information on COVID-19 for people with chronic diseases
- Leaflet: information on COVID-19 for people with immunocompromising condition
- Leaflet: information on COVID-19 for pregnant women
- Leaflet: information on self-isolation and quarantine after exposure to COVID-19
A series of micro learning activities related to COVID-19 have been made available. The first five sessions are covering non-pharmaceutical countermeasures (NPC) focusing on an introduction to the topic, personal protection, environmental countermeasures, social distancing countermeasures and travel related countermeasures. The micro learning activities can be accessed via the following LINK.
The disclaimer for the EAHP COVID-19 Resource Centre can be found here