Global Surveillance for COVID-19 Disease Caused by Human Infection with Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Interim Guidance

The objectives of this global surveillance are to monitor trends of the disease where human-to-human and/or zoonotic transmission occurs; rapidly detect new cases in countries where the virus is not circulating; provide epidemiological information to conduct risk assessment at the national, regional, and global level; and provide epidemiological information to guide response measures. (PDF)
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