Table 2.
Reliable public resources on data relevant in assessing COVID-19 risk at origin and destinations, transmission situation, their policies and requirements and healthcare preparedness*
| Source | Website | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Epidemiology | ||
| World Health Organization (WHO) | https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 | Main WHO COVID-19 site that navigates to more specific information, data and guidance |
| Johns Hopkins University (Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE)) | https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html | COVID-19 dashboard with global situation that provides country-specific data and trends and intra-country details for the USA |
| Centres for disease control (CDC) and prevention | https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html | Main CDC COVID-19 site that navigates to more specific information, data and guidance |
| European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) | https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en | Main ECDC COVID-19 site that navigates to more specific information, data and guidance |
| Travel requirements and restrictions | ||
| International Air Transport Association | https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/international-travel-document-news/1580226297.htm | Interactive COVID-19 travel regulations map can search for country-specific travel restrictions |
| US Department of State | https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel.html | Information and advice on international travel, with links to travel restrictions, enhanced screening procedures, and information from country-specific embassies and consulates |
| CDC Travellers’ health | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel | Travel health advice and interactive map on country-specific COVID-19 recommendations, including travel restrictions and quarantine upon return to the USA |
| UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office | https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice | Foreign travel advice for each country including destination country’s entry requirements or restrictions |
| Healthcare level and capacity at destination | ||
| GHSI (Project of Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (JHU) developed with The Economist Intelligence Unit) | https://www.ghsindex.org/ | Provides assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across 195 countries that make up the States Parties to the International Health Regulations (2005) |
| Policy responses to Covid-19 and national support for tourism | ||
| OECD | https://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/policy-responses/tourism-policy-responses-to-the-coronavirus-covid-19-6466aa20/ | Describes impact of COVID-19 on the tourism economy; includes Annex 1.A that provides an overview of impact on each country and national policy responses to COVID-19 targeting tourism |
*Some subscription-based resources may provide additional relevant information (e.g. destination requirement SARS-CoV-2-free certification).