WHO: Advice on the use of masks for children in the community in the context of COVID-19

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Monday 24 August

Dear journalists,

Please find links to recent WHO advice and Q&A.

Advice on the use of masks for children in the community in the context of COVID-19

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-2019-nCoV-IPC_Masks-Children-2020.1

Q&A: Children and masks related to COVID-19

https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-children-and-masks-related-to-covid-19

Other news:

Zambia: COVID-19 home-based care relieves health facilities

https://www.afro.who.int/news/zambias-covid-19-home-based-care-relieves-health-facilities?country=882&name=Zambia

WHO-trained young epidemiologists help fight COVID-19 in the Republic of Moldova

https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19/news/news/2020/8/who-trained-young-epidemiologists-help-fight-covid-19-in-the-republic-of-moldova

Bangladesh: No one should get sick seeking care: the critical role of infection prevention and control during the COVID-19 outbreak

https://www.who.int/bangladesh/news/detail/20-08-2020-world-humanitarian-day---no-one-should-get-sick-seeking-care-the-critical-role-of-infection-prevention-and-control-during-the-covid-19-outbreak

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