Interim Guidance for Public Health Personnel Evaluating Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) and Asymptomatic Close Contacts of Confirmed Cases at Their Home or Non-Home Residential Settings: February 24, 2020

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Interim Guidance for Public Health Personnel Evaluating Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) and Asymptomatic Close Contacts of Confirmed Cases at Their Home or Non-Home Residential Settings: February 24, 2020

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February 24, 2020
By National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
Series: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
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As part of the risk assessment and public health management of persons with potential COVID-19, public health personnel will typically conduct interviews and assess these individuals for fever or other symptoms of COVID-19. In certain circumstances they will also obtain respiratory specimens. This guidance is intended to address recommended infection prevention and control practices when these activities are performed at a home or non-home residential settings, which warrant additional considerations beyond those described for healthcare settings
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Communicable Disease Control Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis Coronavirus Infections/prevention & Control COVID-19 Patients
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Guideline
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United States
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