7 Case Identification, Report and Exclusion

Hubei Province is different from other provinces.

In provinces other than Hubei, the case identification and reporting procedures are same as the fourth edition of the Diagnosis and Treatment Plan,but the present edition emphasizes the safety of transfer and transfer the suspected patient to the designated hospital as soon as possible.

For Hubei Province, medical staff at all levels and types of medical institutions are required to immediately isolate and treat suspected and clinically diagnosed cases that meet the definition of the case. Every suspected or clinically diagnosed case should be isolated in a single room.And the specimens should be collected for pathogenic testing as soon as possible.

Suspected cases can be excluded after the nucleic acid test for respiratory pathogens is negative for two consecutive times(sampling interval at least 1 day).