Overview
A pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan, China was first reported to the WHO Country Office in China on 31 December 2019. The outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020. WHO is working 24/7 to analyse data, provide advice, coordinate with partners, help countries prepare, increase supplies and manage expert networks. The international community has asked for US$675 million to help protect states with weaker health systems as part of its Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan.
CBi response to COVID-19
CBi Updates
CBi Thematic Content
Situational Report for COVID-19 activities in CBi Member Network countries
The Situational Reports (SitRep) for COVID-19 activities present a brief overview of key figures (status of COVID-19 cases) and the latest policies in CBi Member Network countries. The SitReps also include CBi Member Network / private sector response and featured private sector initiatives in battling Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
COVID-19 response by CBi supported networks
Webinars
Resources on COVID-19 in fragile situations and conflict affected areas
Information about COVID-19
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic (WHO)
- Situation Reports (WHO)
- How to protect yourself (WHO)
- Travel advice (WHO)
- Q&A: Maskes and COVID-19 (WHO)
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Mythbuster (WHO)
- WHO Information Network for Epidemics - Risk Communication (WHO EPI-WIN)
- The United Nations Multilateral Response to COVID-19 (UN)
- UN Response to COVID-19 (UN)
- Johns Hopkins CSSE Map Tracking the Global Cases (Johns Hopkins)
- COVID-19 Pandemic in Locations with a Humanitarian Response (OCHA)
- INFORM COVID-19 Risk Index (OCHA)
- COVID-19 and Human Development - Global Preparedness and Vulnerability Dashboard (UNDP)
- COVID-19 and Human Development (UNDP)
- COVID-19 Airports Status (ICAO)
- Updates on COVID-19 and the environment (UNEP)
- Interactive Coronavirus (Covid-19) Travel Regulations Map (IATA)
- Global Humanitarian Response Plan: COVID-19 Progress Report: Third Edition (OCHA)
- Interim Guidance on Public Health and Social Measures for Covid-19 Preparedness and Response in Low Capacity and Humanitarian Settings (IASC)
- Coronavirus Government Response Tracker (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford)
- COVID-19 Policy Response Tracker (IGC)
- COVID-19 Government Measures (ACAPS)
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Government Actions on COVID-19 in Developing Countries (HDX)
Resources on Recovery during COVID-19
- The Sustainable Development Goals: Our Framework for COVID-19 Recovery (UN)
- Note to Correspondents on the Recover Better Together Action Forum (UN)
- Beyond Recovery: Towards 2030 (UNDP)
- WHO Manifesto for a healthy recovery from COVID-19 (WHO)
- Recovering from COVID-19: these are the risks to anticipate now - before it's too late (WEF)
- Countries Can Take Steps Now to Rebuild from COVID-19 (The World Bank)
- How to Restart in the Wake of COVID-19 (BCG)
- CEO's guide to COVID-19: Restarting after the crisis (McKinsey)
- Report: workforce strategies for post COVID-19 recovery (Deloitte)
- COVID-19 Pandemic: Applying IRP disaster recovery tools and guidelines to pandemic recovery (IRF)
- COVID-19 Recovery Policy Brief (IRF)
- Tourism Industry Guidelines for COVID-19 (toolkit)
- Webinar: COVID-19 recovery - examples of business contributions (CBi)
- Webinar on COVID-19: Responding, Re-opening and Recovery Towards Resilience of Cities (UNDRR, WHO, UCLG AND ICLEI)
- Webinar: Partnerships against COVID-19 - building back better together to advance the 2030 Agenda (UNSDG)
- ILO Global Dummit (ILO)
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Reopening workplaces amid COVID-19 - A collection of safety measures (McKinsey&Co)
Business Resources and Economic Impact
- Guidance for employers and workers (WHO)
- Considerations for public health and social measures in the workplace in the context of COVID-19 (WHO)
- Strategic Intelligence Platform (WEF)
- COVID-19: Implications for Business (McKinsey & Co)
- Shared Responsibility, Global Solidarity: Responding to the social-economic impacts of COVID-19 (UN)
- Human Rights Due Diligence and COVID-19: Rapid Self-Assessment for Business (UNDP)
- Assessment Report on Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Chinese Enterprises (UNDP)
- World Economic Outlook (IMF)
- Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on Women (UN)
- Business and COVID-19 Response Centre (Business Fights Poverty)
- Map of SME-Support Measures in Response to COVID-19 (World Bank)
- Guidelines and template: Conducting Covid-19 impact assessment Surveys (ILO)
- Global impact and policy recommendations (ILO)
- Key Country Policy Responses (OECD)
- Proposed Sustainability Checklist for Assessing Economic Recovery Interventions (World Bank)
- Business resilience in the face of COVID-19 (UNDRR)
- COVID-19 Risks Outlook - A Preliminary Mapping and Its Implications (WEF)
- Reopening safely: Sample practices from essential businesses (McKinsey & Co)
- The COVID-19 Crisis and Fiscal Reform in Low-Income Countries (CGD)
- Global Business Barometer (The Economist)
- COVID-19: Socio-economic impact (UNDP)
- Policy support for business (UNESCWA)
Guidance for Industries
- Tourism Industry Guidelines for COVID-19 (resource list)
- Interim Guidance for Airlines and Airline Crew (CDC)
- Interim Guidance for Ships (CDC)
- Tourism Policy Responses (OECD)
- COVID-19 Information for Hoteliers (Caribbean Public Health Agency)
- COVID-19 Retail Protection and Improvement Guide (Government of Ireland)
- COVID-19 Guidance to Retail Food and Grocery Stores (British Columbia Ministry of Health)
- COVID-19 and food safety: guidance for food businesses (WHO&FAO)
- Global Guidelines to Restart Tourism (UNWTO)
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Technical Guidance and Training
- We need new humanitarian principles in response to COVID-19 (Centre for Humanitarian Leadership)
- COVID-19 guidance based on humanitarian standards (Sphere)
- Critical preparedness, readiness and response actions for COVID-19 (WHO)
- Online Course: COVID-19: Operational Planning Guidelines and COVID-19 Partners Platform to support country preparedness and response (WHO)
- Open WHO Online Training and Learning Resources on COVID (WHO)
- Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Training: Simulation Exercise (WHO)
- IASC Interim Guidance on Localisation and the COVID-19 Response (IASC)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Learning Resources (DisasterReady)
- The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Learning Pathway (Save the Children)