Guidance

COVID-19: self-isolation for patients undergoing testing

Guidance for how patients should self-isolate while awaiting results of laboratory testing for SARS-CoV-2.

From:
Public Health England
Published
31 January 2020
Last updated
28 February 2020 鈥� See all updates

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This content has been superseded by information in COVID-19: stay at home guidance

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Guidance for NHS clinicians on home isolation of a patient whilst being tested for SARS-CoV-2

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Advice for home isolation

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Advice for people who live in the same accommodation as the patient

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This guidance provides advice for individuals who are awaiting results from diagnostic testing for COVID-19 and do not require admission to hospital.

COVID-19 was previously referred to as Wuhan novel coronavirus.

There may be further information specific to each country in the United Kingdom, as this guidance was written by Public Health England (PHE) primarily for an English health professional audience. To see if country specific information is available, please refer to , , or .

Updates to this page

Published 31 January 2020
Last updated 28 February 2020 show all updates

  1. Added leaflet.

  2. Added poster and advice sheets.

  3. Updated terminology for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

  4. First published.

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