Study protocol finalised, approved and implemented at study site.

The final protocol will be jointly finalized by the consortium partners, and submitted for ethical and (when as applicable) regulatory clearance to the concerned ethical and regulatory bodies. The final consent forms will be prepared by adapting the ones of the UK ISARIC/WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol and depending on the output of the anthropological pre-trial assessment to verify the potential to use multimedia (video, digital fingerprinting, other appropriate technology) to simplfy the process for staff and patients but ensure optimum informed consent. An complete outline and potential examples will be included in the ethical submission package. Streamlined, fast-track procedures will be sought. The consortium may count on the support of WHO for approaching national bodies.