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COVID-19: guidance for healthcare providers who have diagnosed a case within their facility

Recommendations on actions for healthcare staff who have diagnosed a case of COVID-19 within their facility who was not isolated from admission.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 13 March 2020
• Last updated: 14 March 2020 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 29 March 2020

The information on this page is now out of date and has been replaced with information in the guidance for health professionals collection.

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[Withdrawn] COVID-19: actions required when a case was not diagnosed on admission

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This document provides advice for healthcare providers on actions for healthcare staff, who have recently identified cases of COVID-19 in existing admitted patients who were not initially diagnosed.

There may be further information specific to each country in the United Kingdom, as this guidance was written by Public Health England primarily for an English health professional audience. To see if country specific information is available, please refer to Health Protection Scotland, Public Health Wales, or Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland.

Published 13 March 2020
Last updated 14 March 2020 + show all updates

1. 14 March 2020

   Updated advice for staff caring for COVID-19 patients and advice on actions following exposure.

2. 13 March 2020

   First published.