Information for Healthcare Facilities Concerning 2019 Novel Coronavirus Illness (2019-nCoV) | NLM

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Information for Healthcare Facilities Concerning 2019 Novel Coronavirus Illness (2019-nCoV)

02/06/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Published: 2/6/2020. This three-page memorandum provides information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding patients with possible 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) illness. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services strongly urges the review of CDC’s guidance, and encourages healthcare facilities to review their own infection prevention and control policies and practices to prevent the spread of infection. (PDF)