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

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

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

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,

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

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

Infection prevention and control (IPC) measures aim at mitigating the spread of pathogens in healthcare settings, decreasing the risk of outbreaks, and further reducing the

Factsheet on the COVID-19 pathogen, surveillance, clinical features, epidemiology, transmission, case management, and public health control measures.

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

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

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,

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