DEFINITIONS
Suspected Case definitions:
Case A
A person with:
-fever
-at least one sign/symptom of respiratory disease (e-g. cough, shortness of breath) AND a history of travel during the 14 days prior to symptom onset.
Case B
A person with:
-fever
-at least one sign/symptom of respiratory disease (e.g. cough,shortness of breath) AND having been in contact with a confirmed cOVID-19 case (in the last
14 days prior to symptom onset)
Case C
A person with:
-fever
at least one sign/symptom of respiratory disease (eg. cough, shortness of breath)
-AND requiring hospitalisation
-AND in the ABSENCE of an alternative
diagnosis that fully explains the clinical
presentation
Imported case:
Exposed to COVID-19
abroad
Developed symptoms in
home country
Tested positive
Secondary Case
- Was never abroad
- Exposed to an imported case
- Able to identify source of, or link to infection.
Community Spread
- Cases In the community where the source of, or link to infection is unknown.