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Clinical Staging of



                   Confirmed COVID-19














                   “Contain  and  Treat  Early”  is  the
                   main strategy used by the Ministry    
                        5
                   of  Health.  This  meant  that  all
                   positive  cases  were  admitted,       



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                   monitored  and  treated  at  our
                   facilities.  Guidelines  on  clinical                    3

                   management      which    include
                   clinical staging, warning signs and
                   risk  stratification  were  developed                       2
                   to  assist  healthcare  workers
                   identify,  treat  and  manage  these
                   individuals. The 5 clinical staging                                      1
                   that  was  developed  enable  early
                   identification of patients at risk of
                   deterioration,  hence  they  could
                   be  treated  and  referred  early  for
                   ventilatory  support.  This  helped
                   ensure that our patients received
                   high quality medical care which in
                   turn led to high recovery and low
                   mortality rates.

                             1.   Clinical Staging of
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                                 Confirmed COVID-19
                             2 - 5.  Meetings by various
                     1   3
                                 teams during the
                                 development of
                     5   4
                                 guidelines

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