New WHO recommendations to prevent tuberculosis aim to save millions of lives

Published on March 24, 2020

 New World Health Organization (WHO) guidance will help countries accelerate efforts to stop people with tuberculosis (TB) infection becoming sick with TB by giving them preventive treatment. WHO

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EARLY RELEASE: Public Health Responses to COVID-19 Outbreaks on Cruise Ships - Worldwide, February-March 2020

March 23, 2020
More than 800 cases of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 cases occurred during outbreaks on three cruise ship voyages, and cases linked to several additional cruises have been reported across the United States.

Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected (WHO Technical Guidance)

March 24, 2020
This document is intended for clinicians taking care of hospitalised adult and paediatric patients with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) when a nCoV infection is suspected. Best practices for SARI including IPC and optimized supportive care for severely ill patients are essential.  WHO