Summarised recommendations from Italian, Spanish, Belgian, Swiss and German Medical Association
| Planning ahead | Proportional care | Precaution | Protection of professionals | Respect for autonomy | Transparency | Distributive justice | Prioritise in scarcity | Criteria used in scarcity | |
| Italy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes; refuse first come, first served | Maximise global benefits | Longer life-expectancy |
| Spain | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes; refuse first come, first served | Maximise global benefits | Longest life expectancy and quality-adjusted life years |
| Belgium | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes; advocate the use of first come, first served principle | Clinical urgency | First come first served; lottery |
| Swiss | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes; refuse first come, first served, lotteries and social usefulness | Maximise global benefits | Preserving as many lives as possible—clinical prospect of short-term success |
| Germany | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes; without any particular principle mentioned or refused. | Maximise global benefits | Preserving as many lives as possible—clinical prospect of short-term success |