Statements and Guidelines. Published today
Use of Chest Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of COVID-19: a WHO Rapid Advice Guide
Key Results:  The rapid guide includes three diagnosis recommendations and four management recommendations covering patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 with different levels of disease severity, throughout the care pathway from outpatient facility or hospital entry, to home discharge.  The rapid guide offers considerations about implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and identifies research needs.  The guide will be relevant for clinicians, hospital managers and planners, policy-makers, hospital architects, biomedical engineers, medical physicists, logistics staff, and control officers involved in water/sanitation and infection prevention.
Summary statement: The guide includes seven recommendations covering patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 with different levels of disease severity, throughout the care pathway from outpatient facility or hospital entry, to home discharge.