Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new Guidance that specifies what additional data must be reported to HHS by laboratories along with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) test results. The Guidance standardizes reporting to ensure that public health officials have access to comprehensive and nearly real-time data to inform decision making […]
Today, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published guidance to Member States for the development of COVID-19 surveillance in long-term care facilities. This follows high-level exchanges between Vice-President Dubravka Šuica, Commissioners Stella Kyriakides, Nicolas Schmit and Helena Dalli and representatives of social service providers and users on their particularly challenging situation. Persons […]
Today, the Commission presents a package of guidelines and recommendations to help Member States gradually lift travel restrictions and allow tourism businesses to reopen, after months of lockdown, while respecting necessary health precautions. The Commission’s guidance aims to offer people the chance to get some well-needed rest, relaxation and fresh air. As soon as the […]
The European Commission has published detailed guidance on how coronavirus-related humanitarian aid can be sent to countries and areas around the world that are subject to EU sanctions. This guidance note on Syria is the first in a series of comprehensive Q&As, which aims to give practical guidance on how to comply with EU sanctions […]
Today, the Commission has published guidance to ensure that clinical trials can continue taking place in the EU during the coronavirus pandemic. The aim is to mitigate the disruption of clinical research in Europe and therefore the negative effects of the pandemic, without compromising on quality and safety. Key recommendations of the guidance cover the […]
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)has issued today guidance on coming back to work after coronavirus. The European Commission attaches the greatest importance to ensuring that workers can return to the workplace in a safe and healthy environment. The guidance issued today represents a crucial EU contribution in this important period […]
The Commission has published guidance on the development of new apps that support the fight against coronavirus in relation to data protection. The development of such apps and their take up by citizens can have a significant impact on the treatment of the virus and can play an important role in the strategy to lift […]
Plasma transfusion is a potentially promising therapy for COVID-19 patients that can be made widely available at relatively short notice by blood services across the EU. The Guidance document on the collection and transfusion of convalescent COVID-19 plasma https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/blood_tissues_organs/docs/guidance_plasma_covid19_en.pdf Search for available translations of the preceding link••• aims to facilitate a common approach across EU […]
Blood, tissues, cells and organs / COVID-19 as PDF download ECDC guidance document on COVID-19 and Substances of Human Origin (SoHO) https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/covid-19-supply-substances-human-origin.pdf © European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, 2020.20 March 2020
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