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The COVID-19 CDNA National Guidelines for Public Health Units (COVID-19 SoNG) v3.4 has just been published: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cdna-song-novel-coronavirus.htm
Endorsed changes in this iteration include:
– Information about the crude case fatality rate (pg 9).
– In the Communications section (pg 10):
o Reporting of cases culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds,
o Notification of COVID-19 deaths.
– Suspect case definition epidemiological criteria (pg 11):
o Removal of interstate travel,
o Removal of Hospitalised patients, where no other clinical focus of infection or alternate explanation of the patients illness is evident.
– Laboratory testing section:
o Information on infection prevention and control precautions during collection of upper respiratory samples from asymptomatic members of the public for surveillance purposes (pg 14).
– Case management section:
o Updates to infection prevention and control advice to better reflect updates to ICEG advice (pg 17, 18, 21).
– Updates to appendices A & B, to reflect revisions to PHLN and ICEG advice respectively.
– Updates to wording throughout, advising that close contacts and returned travellers are required to quarantine.
– Update in Appendix D to elaborate on which air crew should be considered close contacts if there is a case in a crew member.
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