Table 1.

Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory criteria for assessment and identification of infection by novel coronavirus.

Epidemiological and clinical criteria:
A	Any individual with clinical manifestations compatible with acute respiratory infection of any severity presenting with fever and any of the following symptoms: shortness of breath, cough or malaise
	AND
	History of travel to Hubei province, China, in the 14 days preceding onset
B	Any individual with fever of respiratory manifestations such as shortness of breath or cough
	AND
	History of close contact with a probable or confirmed case in the 14 days preceding onset, with close contact defined as follows:
	- Caring for an individual with probable or confirmed case while the case was symptomatic (health care workers that did not use appropriate protective measures, family members or other individuals with similar physical contact with the case).
	- Having been in the same space as a probable or confirmed case, at a distance of less than 2 metres, while the case was symptomatic (such as household members or visits).
	- In an airplane, close contact is defined as being a passenger seated within a 2-seat radius from a probable or confirmed case while the case was symptomatic, or a member of the crew coming in contact with a case (see Appendix A).
C	Any individual requiring hospital admission for fever and clinical features of severe acute respiratory illness
	AND
	History of travel to mainland China in the 14 days preceding onset.
Laboratory criteria:
Positive result of PCR screening and positive result in the confirmatory PCR analysis of an alternative gene