Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19

Risk assessment for patients with chronic respiratory conditions in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
German Respiratory Society (DGP)
Respiration, online first of 21.01.2022 (first published 27.04.2020)

Notes on the identification, diagnosis and treatment of patients with COVID-19 
STAKOB, cooperating: DGI, DGPI, DGP, BfArM, PEI
16.07.2021 (first published 13.03.2021)
Please note that the original document has been updated. The English translation refers to a previous version of the document (go to German version of 8.12.2021).

German recommendations for critically ill patients with COVID-19
DGIIN, DIVI, cooperating: DGP, DGAI, DGI, DGHM, GTH, DGKJ, CRC, ARDS-Netzwerk
21.07.2020
Please note that a new living S3 guideline "Empfehlungen zur stationären Therapie von Patienten mit COVID-19" is available in German, including updated recommendations on both respiratory support and intensive care.

Positionpaper for the state of the art application of respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
German Respiratory Society (DGP)
17.04.2020
Please note that a new living S3 guideline "Empfehlungen zur stationären Therapie von Patienten mit COVID-19" is available in German, including updated recommendations on both respiratory support and intensive care.

Recommendations for treatment of patients with COVID-19 from the palliative care perspective
German Association for Palliative Medicine and German Respiratory Society
30.03.2020
Please note that the original document has been updated. The English translation refers to a previous version of the document (go to German version of 16.07.2021).

• FAQ and more Information by the German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG)
• Daily situation reports for Germany by the Robert Koch Institute
• German Corona-Warn-App (contact tracing)
• Medical on-call service 116117 
• Search for local health department
• Search for local doctor with special service during the pandemic (in German)
• CovApp by the Charité Berlin to navigate health system (for English see top right corner)
• European Lung Foundations: Managing breathlessness at home during the COVID-19 pandemic

• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
  see also overview of current research evidence
• European Respiratory Society (ERS)
  see also ERS Plattform, including recommendations of national societies and community forum
• European Lung Foundation (ELF)
• American Thoracic Society (ATS): Statements and Clinician Resources
• World Health Organisation (WHO)
  see also clinical "Solidarity" trials for COVID-19 treatments
• European Research Area of the European Commission (ERA)