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COVID-19 - Recommendations on Environmental Public Health for Temporary Shelters. Place where shelter, food, clothing, and health are temporarily provided to vulnerable people who cannot stay at home

Recomendaciones en salud ambiental para albergues temporales: lugar donde se proporciona temporalmente techo, alimentación, vestido y salud a personas vulnerables que no pueden quedarse en su casa
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This technical note presents the key actions to support and protect populations that make use of shelters and transit homes during the COVID-19 emergency. It includes the promotion of hygiene and self-care measures, waste management, sanitation, cleaning and disinfection of spaces, access to safe water, hand washing, and social distancing. It also proposes activities such as the adoption of prevention measures and training against the risk of infections.

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