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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Citation style for this article: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Public Health Emergency Team, Danis Kostas, Fonteneau Laure, Georges Scarlett, Daniau Côme, Bernard-Stoecklin Sibylle, Domegan Lisa, O’Donnell Joan, Hauge Siri Helene, Dequeker Sara, Vandael Eline, Van der Heyden Johan, Renard Françoise, Bustos Sierra Natalia, Ricchizzi Enrico, Schweickert Birgitta, Schmidt Nicole, Abu Sin Muna, Eckmanns Tim, Paiva José-Artur, Schneider Elke
Coronavirus disease (COVID19)-related deaths in long-term care facilities (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
The purpose of this summary is to raise awareness of the severe impact of COVID-19 in LTCF and provide an overview of the importance of surveillance and infection prevention and control (IPC) measures outlined in the guidance documents from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) [3,4]
Summary
Citation style for this article: ECDC Public Health Emergency Team , Danis Kostas , Fonteneau Laure , Georges Scarlett , Daniau Côme , Bernard-Stoecklin Sibylle , Domegan Lisa , O’Donnell Joan , Hauge Siri Helene , Dequeker Sara , Vandael Eline , Van der Heyden Johan , Renard Françoise , Bustos Sierra Natalia , Ricchizzi Enrico , Schweickert Birgitta , Schmidt Nicole , Abu Sin Muna , Eckmanns Tim , Paiva José-Artur , Schneider Elke. High impact of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities, suggestion for monitoring in the EU/EEA, May 2020. Residents in long-term care facilities (LTCF) are at high risk for COVID-19 infection and for severe outcomes of COVID-19 as they often belong to older age groups and may be frail, with chronic comorbidities which make recognition of typical COVID-19 symptoms challenging [5].
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