1. Considerations for COVID-19 management in reception centers for refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants, Spain 2020.
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Hoefer A, Pampaka D, Castrillejo D, Luengo-Cabrera J, Paisi M, Herrera-León S, López-Perea N, and Diego-Salas JD
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- Humans, Pandemics prevention & control, SARS-CoV-2, Spain epidemiology, COVID-19 epidemiology, Refugees, Transients and Migrants
- Abstract
Shortly after the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world were urged to leave no population behind. Following a COVID-19 risk evaluation in a refugee and asylum seekers reception center, in September 2020, we considered the priorities of managing COVID-19 in these settings. We encourage actions on the following four fronts to reduce the COVID-19-associated burden among these vulnerable populations based on our interviews, observations, and recommendations: (i) decongestion, (ii) facilitated testing, (iii) screening for symptoms, and (iv) targeted public health and risk communication., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declared no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2022. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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- 2022
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