SAM: COVID-19 may be diagnosed without a test



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This diagnosis is made when a person develops specific COVID-19 symptoms within 14 days of the last day of contact with a cohabiting family member or another person with a coronavirus infection for whom the diagnosis has been confirmed by PCR. .

In this case, the family doctor will enter the disease diagnosis form E025 e. registers the diagnosis U07.2 in the health system, which means “COVID-19 disease, virus not detected”.

SAM also notes that after a coronavirus test, if a positive response is obtained, the infected person should immediately contact their family doctor remotely.

The GP or nurse will discuss the follow-up and treatment plan with the patient, prescribe treatment if necessary, decide on the end of isolation and recovery from COVID-19.

It should be noted that the patient is considered to have recovered only by decision of the physician, but not before the isolation can be terminated.

Once the patient has recovered from the coronavirus infection, the doctor e. In the health form E025, register the diagnosis with the code Z86.18, which means “Former person with other infectious and parasitic diseases”. This code automatically travels to the information system of the National Center for Public Health under the Ministry of Health and the person is no longer under control due to mandatory isolation.

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