Water, sanitation, hygiene, and waste management for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19
Interim guidance
29 July 2020
| COVID-19: Infection prevention and control / WASH
Overview
The provision of safe water, sanitation and waste management and hygienic conditions is essential for preventing and for protecting human health during all infectious disease outbreaks, including of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Ensuring evidenced-based and consistently applied WASH and waste management practices in communities, homes, schools, marketplaces, and healthcare facilities will help prevent human-to-human transmission of pathogens including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
WHO Team
Number of pages
15
Reference numbers
WHO Reference Number: WHO/2019-nCoV/IPC_WASH/2020.4