WHO guidance on severe acute respiratory infection when COVID-19 is suspected

27 March 2020. Related: COVID-19: guidelines, COVID-19.

World Health Organisation (WHO)

This document is intended for doctors taking care of hospitalised adult and paediatric patients with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) when a nCoV infection is suspected.

It is not meant to replace clinical judgment or specialist consultation but rather to strengthen clinical management of these patients and provide to up-to-date guidance.

Best practices for SARI including IPC and optimised supportive care for severely ill patients are essential.

Ref: WHO. WHO guidance on clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection when COVID-19 is suspected. (13 March 2020).
https://www.who.int/publications-detail/clinical-management-of-severe-acute-respiratory-infection-when-novel-coronavirus-(ncov)-infection-is-suspected