Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Index of guideline topics".)
Health care workers
●International
•WHO: Prevention, identification and management of health worker infection in the context of COVID-19 (2020)
•WHO: Surveillance protocol for SARS-CoV-2 infection among health workers (2020)
●Canada
●United States
•Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): Guidance for healthcare workers and employers
●Europe
●United Kingdom
•Public Health England (PHE): Guidance on COVID-19 – Management of staff and exposed patients and residents in health and social care settings (2020, updated 2022)
•British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG): Advice regarding working in endoscopy for vulnerable clinical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020, updated 2021)
•BSG: Guidance for healthcare workers with IBD & liver disease on immunosuppression (moderate risk groups) – Clean space in the working environment (2020, updated 2021)
•BSG, British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL) & Royal College of Physicians (RCP): Guidance for healthcare workers with moderate risk inflammatory bowel disease and liver disease (2020, updated 2021)
●India
●Australia–New Zealand
Health system preparedness
●International
•World Health Organization (WHO): Rapid hospital readiness checklist – Interim guidance (2020)
●United States
•CDC: Strategies to mitigate healthcare personnel staffing shortages (2022)
•CDC: Managing healthcare operations during COVID-19 (2021)
●Europe
●Australia–New Zealand
•Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS): COVID-19 guidelines (2021)
Infection control
●(See "Society guideline links: COVID-19 – General guidelines for infection control".)