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Checklist for hospitals preparing for the reception and care of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) patients

Flag for EU European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control on February 25th 2020
This document supports the public health preparedness planning for hospitals with regard to novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This checklist is based on the current knowledge of the COVID-19 outbreak and the evidence available. ECDC will update this checklist should new relevant information become available.

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Health emergency preparedness for imported cases of high-consequence infectious diseases
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Link in text to https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Health-emergency-preparedness-imported-cases-of-high-consequence-infectious-diseases.pdf
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More disease background information is available online (ECDC [2], WHO [3]) and in the last ECDC Rapid Risk Assessment [4].
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4. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Health emergency preparedness for imported cases of high-consequence infectious diseases. Stockholm: ECDC; 2019. Available from: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Health-emergency-preparedness-importedcases-of-high-consequence-infectious-diseases.pdf
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) needs in healthcare settings for the care of patients with suspected or confirmed novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Link in text to https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/novel-coronavirus-personal-protective-equipment-needs-healthcare-settings.pdf
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Risk assessment: Outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): increased transmission beyond China – fourth update
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
More disease background information is available online (ECDC [2], WHO [3]) and in the last ECDC Rapid Risk Assessment [4].
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3. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): increased transmission beyond China – fourth update. Stockholm: ECDC; 2020. Available from: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/SARS-CoV-2-riskassessment-14-february-2020.pdf
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