Overview
The WHO COVID-19 Clinical management: living guidance contains the most up-to-date recommendations for the clinical management of people with COVID-19. Providing guidance that is comprehensive and holistic for the optimal care of COVID-19 patients throughout their entire illness is important. The latest version is available in pdf format (via the ‘Download’ button) and via an online platform, and is updated regularly as new evidence emerges.
The latest version (6th version) contains important updates and recommendations which relate to discontinuation of transmission-based precautions (including isolation) and release from COVID-19 care pathway.
** NEW** Conditional recommendation for ten days of isolation for individuals who are symptomatic due to SARS-CoV-2 infection; and five days of isolation for individuals who are asymptomatic with SARS-CoV-2 infection (published 13 January 2023).
** NEW** Conditional recommendation for the use of rapid-antigen testing to reduce the period of isolation for individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection (published 13 January 2023).
To view previous (now outdated) versions of this guideline, please see the links below:
