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The following may be considered a “suspect case” of COVID-19:
A person with severe acute respiratory illness – fever of 38°C or higher, cough or sore throat, shortness of breath, and may even include severe pneumonia – whose cause is undetermined prior to testing for the coronavirus.
A “probable case” of COVID 19 is:
A suspect case who has been tested for COVID-19 but the results are inconclusive.
Confirmed case
A person may be considered a “confirmed case” of COVID-19 only if they were tested at a national or subnational reference laboratory, or at a DOH-certified laboratory testing facility.
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