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High impact of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities, suggestion for monitoring in the EU/EEA, May 2020.

Last updated on 15-3-2023 by Natalia Bustos Sierra
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DOI : https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.22.2000956

Authors

Kostas Danis; Laure Fonteneau; Georges, Scarlett; Daniau, Côme; Sybille Bernard-Stoecklin; Domegan, Lisa; O'Donnell, Joan; Siri Helene Hauge; Sara Dequeker; Eline Vandael; Johan Van der Heyden; Françoise Renard; Natalia Bustos Sierra; Enrico Ricchizzi; Birgitta Schweickert; Nicole Schmidt; Muna Abu Sin; Tim Eckmanns; José-Artur Paiva; Elke Schneider

Keywords

  1. Aged
  2. Aged, 80 and over
  3. Betacoronavirus
  4. Coronavirus
  5. Coronavirus Infections
  6. COVID-19
  7. Disease Outbreaks
  8. Europe
  9. Female
  10. Humans
  11. long-term care
  12. Male
  13. nursing homes
  14. Pandemics
  15. Pneumonia, Viral
  16. SARS-CoV-2
  17. Vulnerable Populations
Article written during project(s) : 
COVID-19 Mortality Epidemiological surveillance of COVID-19 mortality

Abstract:

Residents in long-term care facilities (LTCF) are a vulnerable population group. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related deaths in LTCF residents represent 30-60% of all COVID-19 deaths in many European countries. This situation demands that countries implement local and national testing, infection prevention and control, and monitoring programmes for COVID-19 in LTCF in order to identify clusters early, decrease the spread within and between facilities and reduce the size and severity of outbreaks.
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Associated health topics:

COVID-19
Mortality

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