Principles of Screening Interview

• Ensure privacy
• Ask open-ended questions
• Speak in local language
• Communicate with contact  tracing team
• Collect collateral information  from family members
• If patient is too ill or  answers unclear maintain high index of suspicion

Note: Negative history does NOT  exclude COVID-19

• Stigma and fear of isolation
• Distrust of providers
• Untruthful responses.

Maintain high index of suspicion

• Sick people traveling from outbreak  countries after crossing closed  border or arrival by plane.