Table 1.
Symptom checklist and history exposure for COVID-19
| Current symptoms | |
| Fever/antipyretics use | □ |
| Cough | □ |
| Hemoptysis (coughing up blood, spitting blood) | □ |
| Congested nose | □ |
| Phlegm | □ |
| Shortness of breath/respiratory difficulties | □ |
| Headache | □ |
| Sore throat | □ |
| Jaw/facial pain | □ |
| General muscle/joint pain | □ |
| Fatigue/exhaustion | □ |
| Concentration difficulties | □ |
| Loss of smell | □ |
| Loss of taste | □ |
| Nausea/vomiting | □ |
| Diarrhea | □ |
| Exposed during the 14 days preceding the onset of symptoms | |
| Travel or residence in areas with recent local transmission of COVID-19 or local groups with confirmed patients | □ |
| Close contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients (positive via a throat swab/PCR) | □ |
| Close contact with people from high-risk areas or local groups with a reported fever or respiratory symptoms | □ |
Clinicians should use their judgment to determine whether a patient has signs or symptoms consistent with COVID-19 and whether the patient should be tested. Most patients with confirmed COVID-19 have developed fever and/or symptoms of acute respiratory illness (e.g., cough), but some infected patients may have other symptoms as well, as listed.