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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sabawoon Mirwais, M.B.B.S, M.D.[2]

Overview

Currently, there are no recommended guidelines in place for the routine screening for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Some of the clinical and non-clinical features related to COVID-19 being used to screen suspected individuals are history of international travel, history of exposure to a confirmed COVID-19 case, fever, cough, fatigue, and shortness of breath.

Currently, there are no recommended guidelines in place for the routine screening for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Some of the clinical and non-clinical features related to COVID-19 being used to screen suspected individuals are:^[1]^[2]^[3]
- History of international travel (this requirement is actively changing and evolving with time)
- History of exposure to a confirmed COVID-19 patient
- Close contacts of a confirmed COVID-19 patient
- Fever
- Cough
- Fatigue
- Shortness of breath

↑ Chen, Nanshan; Zhou, Min; Dong, Xuan; Qu, Jieming; Gong, Fengyun; Han, Yang; Qiu, Yang; Wang, Jingli; Liu, Ying; Wei, Yuan; Xia, Jia'an; Yu, Ting; Zhang, Xinxin; Zhang, Li (2020). "Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study". The Lancet. 395 (10223): 507–513. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30211-7. ISSN 0140-6736.
↑ "[Diagnosis and clinical management of 2019 novel coronavirus infection: an operational recommendation of Peking Union Medical College Hospital (V2.0)]". Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi (in Chinese). 59 (3): 186–188. February 2020. doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2020.03.003. PMID 32023681 Check |pmid= value (help).
↑ Velavan, Thirumalaisamy P.; Meyer, Christian G. (2020). "The COVID‐19 epidemic". Tropical Medicine & International Health. 25 (3): 278–280. doi:10.1111/tmi.13383. ISSN 1360-2276.