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
COVID-19 response by CBi supported networks
Webinars
Information about COVID-19
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic (WHO)
- Situation Reports (WHO)
- Johns Hopkins CSSE Map Tracking the Global Cases
- COVID-19 Pandemic in Locations with a Humanitarian Response (OCHA)
- WHO Information Network for Epidemics (EPI-WIN)
- COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan (OCHA)
- How to protect yourself (WHO)
- Travel advice (WHO)
- COVID-19 Airports Status (ICAO)
- INFORM COVID-19 Risk Index (OCHA)
- COVID-19 and Human Development - Global Preparedness and Vulnerability Dashboard (UNDP)
- COVID-19 and Human Development (UNDP)
- Updates on COVID-19 and the environment (UNEP)
- The United Nations Multilateral Response to COVID-19 (UN)
Business Continuity Planning Materials
- Getting Your Workplace Ready for COVID-19 (WHO)
- Occupational safety and health tips for workplaces (ILO)
- Sectoral tools and instruments to protect workers from the pandemic (ILO)
- Action Checklist: Prevention and Mitigation of COVID-19 at Work (ILO)
- COVID-19 and Enterprise Briefing Note (N°11) (ILO)
- The six-step COVID-19 business continuity plan (ILO)
- Coronavirus Guidelines for Business (ICC)
- Covid-19 Business Continuity Guide (ICC)
- Coronavirus Response Toolkit (U.S. Chamber of Commerce)
- Guidance for Employers to Plan and Respond to COVID-19 (U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation)
- COVID-19 Rapid Response Checklist (BCG)
- Business Continuity Planning Checklist of Preparatory Actions in Responding to COVID-19 (Government of Ireland: Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)
- Enterprise Pandemic Preparedness Check (Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation)
- Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- COVID-19 Small Business Continuity Toolkit (UNDRR)
- Online training course on building business resilience in the face of COVID-19 for small and medium enterprises (UNDRR)
- Guidance for employers and business to enhance migrant worker protection during the current health crisis (IOM)
- Operational support and logistics disease community package (WHO)
Business Resources and Economic Impact
- 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)
- 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)
Guidance for Industries
- 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)
Technical Guidance and Training
- 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)