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Health Departments

This page includes information and resources about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for state, local, territorial and tribal health departments.

Interim Guidance for Risk Assessment and Monitoring

Interim Guidance for Public Health Personnel Evaluating Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) and Asymptomatic Close Contacts of Confirmed Cases at Their Home or Non-Home Residential Settings – This guidance is intended to address recommended infection prevention and control practices when these activities are performed at a home or non-home residential settings, which warrant additional considerations beyond those described for healthcare settings.

Reporting a Person Under Investigation (PUI) or Laboratory-Confirmed Case for COVID-19 – Information for health departments on reporting and specimen referral for Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) and laboratory-confirmed cases.

Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Persons with Potential 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Exposure – Interim guidance for assessing risk of potential exposures to COVID-19 and implementing public health actions.

Information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 Supplemental Funding to Jurisdictionspdf icon

What's New

• Testing for COVID-19SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020
• Symptoms & TestingSATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020
• Protect your homeSATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020
• If You Are SickSATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020
• Caring for Someone Who Is SickSATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020
• Cases & Latest UpdatesSATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020
• Protect Your FamilySATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020
• How to PrepareSATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020
• Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Surveillance and Containment Measures for the First 100 Patients with COVID-19 in Singapore — January 2–February 29, 2020FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020

Healthcare Professionals

Information for Healthcare Professionals All current interim guidance, and resources on PUIs, clinical care, infection control, home care, and personal protective equipment supplies.

Businesses and Employers

Information for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Response to COVID-19

Travelers

Information for Travel: Information about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for travelers

• Travelers to China
• Travelers from China arriving in the U.S.
• Travelers from Countries with Widespread Sustained (Ongoing) Transmission Arriving in the US

Travel Industry

Interim Recommendations for Airlines and Airline Crew: COVID-19 in China

Interim Guidance for Ships on Managing Suspected COVID-2019

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers About:

• Coronavirus Disease 2019
• Travel
• Information for Healthcare Professionals
• Respirators and their Use
• Laboratory Requests for Diagnostic Panels and Virus
• Pregnant Women and COVID-19
• Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control

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COVID-19 Risk Assessment and Public Health Management Decision Making Algorithmpdf icon

Additional Resources

• Health Alert Network (HAN) Messages: Primary method of sharing cleared information about urgent public health incidents with public information officers; federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local public health practitioner; clinicians; and public health laboratories.
• CDC Newsroom: CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19: CDC provides an update periodically to media on the COVID-19 response.
• Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Calls/Webinars: Subject matter experts present key emergency preparedness and response topics, followed by meaningful Q&A with participants.
• Pandemic Preparedness Resources – Pandemic influenza resources that can be adapted for preparedness for a potential COVID-19 outbreak.
• Stigma and COVID-19 – Resources and information on how to counter stigma associated to COVID-19
• COVID-2019 Publications
• Households with Pets
• CERC in an Infectious Disease Outbreak pdf icon[1 page]
• COVID-19 Informatics Resources