COVID-19

Advice for Health Professionals

• Advice for Health Professionals
• Case definition and clinical testing guidelines for COVID-19
• Vaccine information for health professionals
• Information to manage suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19 in primary care

Notification of COVID-19

While COVID-19 remains a notifiable disease, most notifications will be direct from the laboratory result. The local Medical Officers of Health do not expect direct notification of COVID-19 cases from clinicians at this time.

Key websites

• COVID-19 - Information for the public - Toi Te Ora Public Health
• COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) - Ministry of Health
• Unite against COVID-19 - New Zealand Government
• COVID-19 - SafeTravel
• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic - World Health Organization