Clinical management of COVID-19

interim guidance

Overview

This guidance document is intended for clinicians caring for COVID-19 patients during all phases of their disease (i.e. screening to discharge).  This update has been expanded to meet the needs of front-line clinicians and promotes a multi-disciplinary approach to care for patients with COVID-19, including those with mild, moderate, severe, and critical disease. The following sections are entirely new: COVID-19 care pathway, treatment of acute and chronic infections, management of neurological and mental manifestations, noncommunicable diseases, rehabilitation, palliative care, ethical principles, and reporting of death; while previous chapters have also been significantly expanded.

 

WHO Team
WHO Headquarters (HQ)
Number of pages
62
Reference numbers
WHO Reference Number: WHO/2019-nCoV/clinical/2020.5
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