WHO: Operational considerations for managing COVID-19 cases/outbreak onboard ships

The World Health Organization has posted a document prepared based on the evidence currently available about coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission (human-to-human transmission via respiratory droplets or direct contact from an infected individual).

The target audience of this document is any authority involved in public health response to a COVID-19 public health event onboard ships, including International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP), port health authorities, local, provincial and national health surveillance and response system, as well as port operators and ship operators.

The document can be downloaded from the WHO website.

The document overview is available online.