20 March 2020 – Homeland survey reaches 9 million Venezuelans

Type of Intervention: Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Executive Office, Health, Local Government
Intervention Categories: Legal and policy; New initiatives
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Presidential Commission for the Prevention and Care of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Overview: 9 million Venezuelans have answered the Homeland Survey for COVID-19 screening

This will allow suspicious cases to be detected according to the symptoms, which are being visited house by house, by the doctors who make up the national control and screening plan for COVID-19.
Full details here: http://www.mpps.gob.ve/index.php/sala-de-prensa/notnac/370-9-millones-de-venezolanos-han-respondido-la-encuesta-patria-para-despistaje-del-covid-19

Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group, Advice of EXTERNAL expert advisor or advisory committee, Learning from other jurisdictions, Scientific Evidence (e.g. academic paper, report)
Source of Evidence or Justification: World Health Organisation, National – academic, National – government