Interim National Surveillance Guidelines for Human Infection with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) | NLM

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Interim National Surveillance Guidelines for Human Infection with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

02/10/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: Government of Canada. Published: 2/10/2020. These guidelines outline the recommended goals, objectives, and activities for surveillance of human infection with COVID-19 (2019 novel coronavirus) in Canada. The primary goal of the public health response in Canada is early detection and containment; the secondary objective is to characterize the clinical and epidemiologic features of COVID-19 in order to better inform prevention and control efforts. (Text)