During an outbreak, taking temperature is actually a relatively simple and efficient way to detect potential patients. If a fever is present during an outbreak, the first step is to rule out the possibility of a novel coronavirus infection. The first important condition in this is to follow up the epidemiological history, whether it was contact with the patient or whether there was a previous experience of visiting the infected area or a multi-person accumulation. In addition to the above conditions, clinical symptoms should be observed. If the fever is only transient, the patient needs to be isolated for at least 2 weeks while being observed for other clinical symptoms. If during the isolation period the patient develops fever, continues to worsen, coughing symptoms are significantly aggravated, or symptoms of chest tightness and shortness of breath are present again. The pathogenic examination is the most important basis to confirm the diagnosis of novel coronavirus infection. Content source: Dr. You Lai