The World Health Organisation (WHO) was informed about a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown aetiology in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China on 31 December 2019. On the 7th of January 2020, a Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was identified as the causative virus by the Chinese authorities.
The Novel Coronavirus is formally named SARS-CoV-2. The disease caused by the virus is now referred to as COVID-19.
The National Department of Health and National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) have developed clinical guidelines for health workers. You can also find more information on the NICD website: Clinical management of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 disease guideline
Please also see the WHO for daily situation reports with affected countries.
You can also find more information on the NICD website COVID-19 Resources
For additional assistance or information, kindly contact your local Ampath Pathologist.
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