Covid-19 ppt version 5

NSW Health have implemented a range of measures to promptly identify cases of COVID-19 infection and prevent transmission in NSW

• Leading & Coordinating a Statewide Response

NSW Health Response to COVID-19

Should a person in NSW be confirmed to have COVID-19 infection, NSW Health has procedures in place to identify people they have been in close contact with. Those people are provided with advice about self-isolation to minimise spread of the infection. NSW Health response included:

• establishing a NSW COVID-19 Clinical Council and 30 Clinical Communities of Practices across key clinical specialities to support the response to COVID-19
• providing advice to GPs, pharmacists, emergency departments, and the broader health system on the situation as it evolves to enable possible cases to be rapidly identified, diagnosed and managed
• developing diagnostic tests through public health laboratories to rapidly diagnose cases
• offering testing at public COVID-19 clinics throughout the state
• managing any cases with appropriate infection prevention and control and public health measures to minimise the risk to health care workers and the community
• providing regular updates to the community, through media briefings, media releases and social media including in community languages

Case definition – confirmed case

A person who:

i. tests positive to a validated specific SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test;

OR

ii. has the virus isolated in cell culture, with PCR confirmation using a validated method;

OR

iii. undergoes a seroconversion to or has a significant rise in SARS-CoV-2 neutralising or IgG antibody level (e.g. four-fold or greater rise in titre).

https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/7A8654A8CB144F5FCA2584F8001F91E2/$File/COVID-19-SoNG-v3.3.pdf

Clinical criteria

Fever (≥37.5°C) or history of fever (e.g. night sweats, chills)