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Publication #6737
Reference
CMO(2020)1.1
Name
Novel coronavirus (2019N-CoV): updated information and case definition
Categories
Scottish Government
CMO Letters
Organization
Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates
Keywords
NHS
SCOTLAND
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND
Description
You will be aware that in late December 2019, the People’s Republic of China reported an outbreak of pneumonia due to unknown cause in Wuhan City, Hubei Province. In early January 2020, the cause of the outbreak was identified as a new coronavirus. This has now been named novel coronavirus (2019N-CoV), replacing earlier nomenclature which referred to its place of origin. Tel:
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Contact Email
Contact Address
Scottish Government, St Andrew’s House, EDINBURGH EH1 3DG.
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Created
2020-01-31 00:00:00
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