Refugee displaced persons settlements

Purpose of this document

This document provides a classification scheme and a glossary of terms to define PHSMs that might be used to reduce transmission and slow the spread of COVID-19. These definitions will help improve clarity of terms and promote common understanding within WHO, other UN agencies, Member States and academic groups that are monitoring implementation of interventions and evaluating the potential impact of PHSMs on spread of COVID-19.

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1.1. Performing hand hygiene: Washing hands with soap and water or cleaning hands by rubbing them with an alcohol-based formulation.

Scope: Personal, general public
Level of enforcement: Recommended, required

1.5. Using other personal protective equipment: Using goggles, visors or gloves.

1.6. Physical distancing: Remaining at a distance of at least 1 metre from other individuals without touching.

– limitation imposed on an activity, where the limitation may relate to the number of people, the frequency of the

action or activity or ; adaptation measures – may include actions to detect suspect cases, ensure physical

Level of enforcement: Recommended, required

2.2. Improving air ventilation: Natural or mechanical ventilation of air in rooms with the intent to provide a higher rate of air exchange and reduce the risk of airborne spread. Scope: Private areas, workplaces/businesses/institutions, public areas.

3. Surveillance and response measures: 2 Detection of cases and isolation of confirmed or suspected cases, and identification, monitoring and quarantine of contacts of cases to limit spread of COVID-19.

3.1. Detecting and isolating cases: Detection of suspected cases, laboratory confirmation of infection and separation of ill or infected persons from others.

Scope: Testing criteria

3.1.3. Isolation: Separation of ill or infected persons from others.

3.2.1. Contact tracing: Interviews of cases to identify potential contacts. Scope: Traditional, technology-enhanced3

3.2.2. Quarantine: Restriction of activities or the separation of persons who are not ill but who may have been exposed to a case to monitor their health for the
development of illness.

Scope: Performing daily health checks, promoting hygiene and respiratory etiquette, physical distancing
Level of enforcement: Recommended, required
Target: Childcare centers, primary schools, secondary schools, post-secondary schools

4.1.2. Closing: Closure or partial closure of the school building to students, teachers and staff. In partial closures, teachers and staff may remain to provide meals to low-income students or to provide lessons to children of essential workers.

3 Traditional contact tracing - interviews of probable or confirmed cases to identify all persons meeting the

definition for a contact during the likely infectious period of the case; technology-enhanced contact tracing - use of

numbers of people, physical distancing
Level of enforcement: Recommended, required

4.2.2. Closing: Closure of offices, businesses, institutions and services (e.g., offices, restaurants, bars, sports clubs, hotels, fitness centres, gyms, places of worship, cultural centres, conference centers).

4.3.2. Cancelling, restricting or adapting private gatherings outside the home: Cancellation orrestriction of the size or frequency of private gatherings or events outside the home (e.g., weddings, funerals, parties). If gatherings or events are allowed to continue, adaptation measures may be put in place to prevent spread of COVID-19.

Scope: Cancellation, numerical restriction, adaptation Level of enforcement: Recommended, required

4.4. Special populations

4.4.1. Shielding vulnerable groups: Measures to protect vulnerable persons at increased risk of severe disease from COVID-19 (e.g., older individuals and those

Level of enforcement: Recommended, required
Target: Long-term care facility, prison, group homes, other

4.4.3. Protecting displaced populations: Measures taken to reduce spread in migrant, refugee or displaced persons settlements, including shielding strategies such as green zones.

4.5.2. Stay-at-home order: All residents ordered to stay at home except for essential activities (e.g., food shopping, traveling to work at essential businesses, medical visits).

Scope: Curfew, all day
Level of enforcement: Recommended or required

6 Containment zone (cordon sanitaire) – a limited geographical area where all movement in and out of the area is

strictly controlled.

5.2. Restricting visas: Suspension of visa on arrival or restriction of issuing visa for travelers originating from COVID-19 affected countries.
Target: Specific country, multiple countries, all countries

5.3. Restricting entry: Denial of entry for travelers proceeding from specific countries or any country without there being a general international flight ban or land border closure in place.

5.7. Suspending or restricting international flights: Stopping arrival of international flights, restricting the origin or number of flights or rescheduling of flights.

Scope: Suspension, restriction, airport closure

Scope: Partial, complete

6. Drug-based measures

7.1. Using antibodies for prevention: Use of COVID-19 antibodies to prevent infection.

Scope: Research, policy
Timing: Pre- or post-exposure

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