COVID-19 Updates
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Turkey’s lockdown rainbows have become another symbol of division
L ike many children across the world sent home from school, youngsters in Turkey were encouraged to draw pictures of rainbows and place them in windows to cheer up the…
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AP Week in Pictures, North America
May 8–May 14, 2020 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in the North America region. This week’s… Read at…
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Virus hot spots flare, hospitals tested as economies reopen
Fresh coronavirus outbreaks are testing public health networks and the resolve of planners to reopen from pandemic shutdowns. Japan pushed ahead with relaxing its state of emergency in most… Read…
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Surf’s up and so are new beach rules to prevent virus spread
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — They arrived at the beach by car, skateboard and on bare feet. They carried Frisbees, cameras and surfboards. They wore running shorts, yoga pants and…
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What will hotel visits be like? Here’s your room-by-room look at the future
Hotels are cautiously reopening for the summer travel season, but it’s anything but business as usual in the hospitality industry. Last week, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) introduced…
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Topics for Contact Tracers
Background: This document contains a sample training plan including training topics that may be helpful for state and local public health jurisdictions to consider when designing their own training plan…
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Topics for Case Investigators
Background: This document contains a sample training plan including training topics that may be helpful for state and local public health jurisdictions to consider when designing their own training plan…
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Identify the Primary Components of COVID-19 Contact Tracing
Training catalog Making Contact: A Training for COVID-19 Contact Tracers: The Basics of Contact Tracing – Lesson 2 Topic areas: Relevant terminology, define contact tracing, investigation and elicitation, trace, quarantine…
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Youth Programs and Camps Decision Tool
Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. Linking…
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Identify Jurisdiction-Specific Contact Tracing Tools and Protocols
This page may be updated as new resources become available. An electronic guide, self-paced asynchronous eLearning, or live training (whether through videoconference or a live course on a learning management system)…