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WHO information network for epidemics for Travel and Tourism


The travel and tourism sector and the people who work in it are often hugely impacted when global outbreaks occur. WHO is providing updated advice and guidance for the travel and tourism sector to help protect their employees and address critical issues, concerns, and questions in regards to travel recommendations and advice and detailed guidance on what the sector could do support minimizing the spread of COVID-19.

Guidance

MANAGEMENT OF ILL TRAVELLERS AT POINTS OF ENTRY:

Management of ill travellers at Points of Entry – international airports, seaports and ground crossings – in the context of COVID -19 outbreak

This document aims to provide advice on the detection and management of ill travellers suspected of COVID-19 infection, at international airports, ports and ground crossings.

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PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE FOR AVIATION SECTOR:

    Handbook for the Management of Public Health Events in Air Transport

    The target audience for this guidance document includes the national focal points (NFP) for the IHR and public health authorities at PoE, as well as national aviation regulatory authorities, airport operators and personnel, aircraft operators, air crew and other stakeholders involved in air transport and emergency preparedness and response to public health events.

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    Operational considerations for managing COVID-19 cases or outbreak in aviation

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    PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE FOR MARITIME SECTOR:

    Operational considerations for managing COVID-19 cases/outbreak on board ships

    The target audience of this documents is any authority involved in public health response to
    a COVID-19 public health event on board 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.

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    Handbook for management of public health events on board ships

    To assist States Parties in contingency planning and implementation of health measures on board ships or in ports, WHO developed a generic guidance addressing all public health risks and related rules and regulations. 

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    Handbook for inspection of ships and issuance of ship sanitation certificates

    This handbook is intended to be used as reference material for port health officers, regulators, ship operators and other competent authorities in charge of implementing the IHR (2005) at ports and on ships.

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    RISK COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:

      A guide to preventing and addressing social stigma associated with COVID-19

      Social stigma in the context of health is the negative association between a person or group of people who share certain characteristics and a specific disease. In an outbreak, this may mean people are labelled, stereotyped, discriminated against, treated separately, and/or experience loss of status because of a perceived link with a disease. 

      The current COVID-19 outbreak has provoked social stigma and discriminatory behaviours against people of certain ethnic backgrounds as well as anyone perceived to have been in contact with the virus.

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      Mental Health Considerations during COVID-19 Outbreak

      These mental health considerations were developed by the Mental Health Department as support for mental and psychological well-being during COVID-19 outbreak.

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