COVID-19 Telephone Assessment, Testing Pathway and Return to Work of Symptomatic Healthcare Workers Version 5

Abstract

SUSPECT CASE TESTING CRITERIA: A Healthcare Worker (HCW) with acute respiratory infection (sudden onset of at least one of the following: cough, fever, shortness of breath) OR sudden onset of anosmia1, ageusia2 or dysgeusia3 AND with no other aetiology that fully explains the clinical presentation -1 Loss of sense of smell; 2 Loss of sense of taste; 3 Distortion of sense of taste. A HCW with any acute respiratory illness AND having been in contact with a confirmed or probable COVID-19 case in the last 14 days prior to symptom onset.