Responding to NCDs during and beyond COVID-19: a rapid review
State of the evidence on COVID-19 and noncommunicable diseases: a rapid review

Overview
NCDs and their risk factors are increasing susceptibility to COVID-19 infection and the likelihood of worse outcomes, including in younger people. This paper review emerging information (as of 2 July 2020) on the relationship between COVID-19 and NCDs. The document also summarizes the results of 2 WHO surveys that indicate that there have been severe disruptions to services for the prevention and treatment of NCDs.