Coronavirus - COVID-19 Information Resources

The sources below should help connect Healthcare Professionals with the best available information on Coronavirus / COVID-19

HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre - Guidance for healthcare workers and professionals
www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/guidance/guidanceforhealthcareworkers

Department of Health, England – guidance for healthcare professionals 
www.gov.uk/government/collections/wuhan-novel-coronavirus

NICE UK Rapid Guidelines and Evidence Review on COVID-19

https://www.nice.org.uk/covid-19

Cochrane Special Collections:
Coronavirus (COVID-19): infection control and prevention measures
www.cochranelibrary.com/collections/doi/SC000040/full

Coronavirus (COVID-19): evidence relevant to critical care
www.cochranelibrary.com/collections/doi/SC000039/full

Cochrane Systematic Review
Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011621.pub3/full

UCD National Virus Reference Laboratory
nvrl.ucd.ie

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en

European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
www.esicm.org/resources/coronavirus-public-health-emergency

World Health Organisation: www.who.int 

Interim guidance: Global surveillance for human infection with novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
www.who.int/publications-detail/global-surveillance-for-human-infection-with-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov)

Interim guidance: Infection prevention and control during health care when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected
www.who.int/publications-detail/infection-prevention-and-control-during-health-care-when-novel-coronavirus-(ncov)-infection-is-suspected-20200125

Mental Health Considerations during COVID-19 Outbreak 
www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/mental-health-considerations.pdf

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov

Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-guidance-management-patients.html

Healthcare Professionals: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers - from Center for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/faq.html

Update for Healthcare Professionals - including infection control and protective equipment

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/hcp/index.html

Ministry of Health Bahrain

Guidelines for HCP