01573nam a22002897a 4500 D0001C000103 DOH 20210112103224.0 210112b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d rda World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Western Pacific Role of primary care in the COVID-19 response Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, [2020]. 8 pages. rdacontent text rdamedia unmediated rdacarier volume Primary care can play a significant role in the COVID-19 response by differentiating patients with respiratory symptoms from those with COVID-19, making an early diagnosis, helping vulnerable people cope with their anxiety about the virus, and reducing the demand for hospital services. This document provides national and subnational health managers, as well as staff at primary care facilities, with interim guidance on timely, effective and safe supportive management of patients with suspected and confirmed COVID-19 at the primary care level; and delivery of essential health services at the primary care level during the COVID-19 outbreak. Coronavirus Infections Infection Control Disease Outbreaks Disease Outbreaks Betacoronavirus Primary Health Care https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/331921/Primary-care-COVID-19-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y nlm CV 2337 2337 0 0 nlm 0 0 DOHCL DOHCL ElectronicRes 2021-01-12 0 COVID-19-000103 D0001C000103 2021-01-12 00:00:00 2021-01-12 CV