Considerations for COVID-19 management in reception centers for refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants, Spain 2020

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

José Luengo-Cabrera¹  Despina Pampaka²  Jorge del Diego-Salas³  Silvia Herrera-León⁴  Daniel Castrillejo⁵  Andreas Hoefer⁶  Martha Paisi⁷  Noemí López-Perea⁸ 

[1] European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden;European Public Health Microbiology Training Programme (EUPHEM), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden;University of Plymouth, Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise, Peninsula Dental School, Plymouth, United Kingdom;Independent data analyst;National Centre for Epidemiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain;National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain;Servicio de Epidemiología, Dirección General de Sanidad y Consumo, Consejería de Economía y Políticas Sociales, Melilla, Spain;University of Plymouth, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Plymouth, United Kingdom;

关键词: COVID-19;    migrant reception centers;    asylum seekers;    migrants;    refugees;    COVID-19 management;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Shortly after the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world were urged to leave no population behind. Following a COVID-19 risk evaluation in a refugee and asylum seekers reception center, in September 2020, we considered the priorities of managing COVID-19 in these settings. We encourage actions on the following four fronts to reduce the COVID-19–associated burden among these vulnerable populations based on our interviews, observations, and recommendations: (i) decongestion, (ii) facilitated testing, (iii) screening for symptoms, and (iv) targeted public health and risk communication.

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