Category: Covid-19

COVID-19 is a disease under surveillance in the European Union (EU) and must be reported by all Member States.

Optimal specimens for the detection of current infection with SARS-CoV-2 are collected from the upper respiratory tract.

A person can become infected through the inhalation of respiratory droplets from an infected individual or through direct contact with infected droplets through the eyes, mouth, or nose.

COVID-19 disease is caused by a virus of the coronavirus family, SARS-CoV-2, in the order of nidovirales.

Public health authorities can take several measures to mitigate the negative effects of COVID-19 at individual and community or population level.

Most SARS-CoV-2 infections do not require hospitalisation or medical treatment and can be managed at home or in outpatient settings.

Symptoms may vary, both in frequency and severity, depending on the SARS-CoV-2 variant causing the disease episode.

COVID-19 disease is caused by a virus of the coronavirus family, SARS-CoV-2, in the order of nidovirales.

Well-designed, representative sentinel surveillance systems in primary and secondary care remain the core surveillance method for acute viral respiratory infections.

COVID-19 is a disease under surveillance in the European Union (EU) and must be reported by all Member States.