Healthcare Provider Information: Novel Coronavirus (2019nCoV)

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Current Situation 

For the most up-to-date information:
CDC guidance and situation updates
WHO daily situation reports (including global case counts)

Reporting Cases of COVID-19

To report a positive case of COVID-19, please contact the patient's local public health department:

• Crook County: 541-447-5165
• Deschutes County: 541-322-7418
• Jefferson County: 541-475-4456

Specimen Collection

For the most up to date information, go to the CDC website for health care and infection control providers. 

Healthcare Infection Control

CDC recommends standard, contact, and airborne precautions with eye protection for healthcare workers evaluating a possible case of 2019-nCoV. When possible, use phone triage and assessment to do a detailed travel history and determine if patients who might have COVID-19 needs to be seen in person.

Crisis Strategies to Mitigate Staffing Shortages

Healthcare systems, healthcare facilities, and the appropriate state, local, territorial, and/or tribal health authorities might determine that the recommended approaches cannot be followed due to the need to mitigate HCP staffing shortages. In such scenarios:

• HCP should be evaluated by occupational health to determine appropriateness of earlier return to work than recommended above
• If HCP return to work earlier than recommended above, they should still adhere to the Return to Work Practices and Work Restrictions recommendations above.
• For more information, see CDC’s Interim U.S. Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure in a Healthcare Setting to Patients with COVID-19.