Interim guidanceAnnex to: Policy considerations for implementing a risk-based approach to international travel in the context of COVID-19, 2 July 2021
Internews and Maharat collected and analyzed 433 rumors about COVID-19 circulating on social media
between January 5, 2021and January 31, 2021. This bulletin highlights community perceptions and criticisms about different topics
Depuis son apparition début décembre 2019 en Chine, la pandémie de coronavirus (CoViD19), une nouvelle forme de syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère, s'est propagée dans le monde entier avec une rapidité sans précédent. Le 30 janvier 2020, l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) a déclaré... l'épidémie comme une urgence sanitaire internationale, suivie par la déclaration de la pandémie le 11 mars 2020, rendant obligatoire pour tous les pays de surveiller en permanence la situation et de mettre en œuvre des mesures de prévention et de réponse.
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The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published today a statement of principles relating to the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
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The purpose of this handbook is to provide guidance to Member States on the practical aspects of maintaining sanitary standards at international borders at ports, airports, and ground crossings (points of entry) as set out in the International Health Regulations (2005). It provides technical advice ...for developing a comprehensive programme for systematic monitoring of disease vectors and integrated vector control at points of entry. This includes standardizing procedures at points of entry and ensuring a sufficient monitoring and response capacity with the necessary infrastructure for surveillance and control of vectors. In addition, this handbook to serves as reference material for port health officers, regulators, port operators, and other competent authorities in charge of implementing the IHR (2005) at points of entry and on conveyances.
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Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care 2017, Vol. 16(3) 226–232