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Pathway to triage patients with COVID-19 from initial presentation. Decision points are discussed in more detail in the main text. (1) Viral swab collection; (2) initial assessment; (3) further investigations. ABG, arterial blood gas; A+E, Accident and Emergency; CXR, chest X-ray; NEWS2, National Early Warning Score 2; PoCT, point-of-care test; PPE, personal protective equipment; RT-PCR, Reverse-Transcriptase PCR; URT, upper respiratory tract.
