Public Health Management of Persons, Including Healthcare Workers, Having Had Contact with COVID-19 Cases in the European Union: Technical Report

Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 2/25/2020. This five-page document, updated on February 25, 2020, aims to provide guidance for European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) public health authorities on the management of persons having had contact with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. It is intended for public health professionals and healthcare practitioners. The purpose of managing COVID-19 case contacts is to identify symptomatic contacts as early as possible for isolation and treatment, and to facilitate prompt laboratory diagnostic testing. (PDF)
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