23 March 2020 – Home-based case screening based on online health survey results

Type of Intervention: Executive Order, New Tool / Service / Body, Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Executive Office, Health
Intervention Categories: Surveillance and response measures; Detecting and isolating cases
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Presidential Commission for the Prevention and Care of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Overview: Expanded Personalized Screening has allowed 18,365 people to visit home-to-house, identified from the online health survey for case screening by Covid-19 available on the Homeland Platform, to date 11,605,744 Venezuelans have answered said survey.
Full details here: http://www.mpps.gob.ve/index.php/sala-de-prensa/notnac/378-despistaje-ampliado-personalizado-ha-permitido-la-visita-casa-a-casa-de-18-365-personas-gracias-a-encuesta-en-sistema-patria

Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group, Advice of EXTERNAL expert advisor or advisory committee
Source of Evidence or Justification: World Health Organisation, National – academic, National – government, International – government
Evidence/Justification: Guidelines and recommendations established by WHO and the Committee of Experts are followed