Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19
Medical staff in obstetrical department should pay attention to pregnant
women with recent fever, suspicious symptoms of the respiratory system
or digestive system. Generally, fever, fatigue and cough are typical
respiratory symptoms, a few patients are accompanied by stuffy nose,
runny nose, sore throat, myalgia and other upper respiratory symptoms,
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other digestive system symptoms are not
common.
Asymptomatic infection of COVID-19 included: (1) no clinical symptoms;
(2) positive etiological test of COVID-19 in respiratory tract samples;
(3) mainly found through agglomeration epidemic investigation and source
of infection tracking investigation.
Close contacted is defined as people who has not taken effective
protection and has close contact (within 1 meter) with one of the two
following situations: ①2 days before symptoms of suspected and confirmed
cases appear, or ②2 days before symptoms of suspected and confirmed
cases appear. Those who are in close contact with diagnosed patients
should be subject to isolation medical observation111.National
Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China. Diagnosis and
treatment of COVID-19 (trial version 6)[EB/OL]. [2020-02-18].
(http://www.nhc.gov.cn/yzygj/s7653p/202002/8334a8326dd94d329df351d7da8aefc2/files/b218cfeb1bc54639af227f922bf6b817.pdf).